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Joshua Commentaries
Joshua Devotionals - from Back to the Bible
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Joshua Sermons by Alexander Maclaren
Joshua Commentary, Sermon,
Illustration, Devotional
Updated December 14,
A BOOK ON SPIRITUAL WARFARE and REST
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detailed Chart by Charles R
Key Verses:
Joshua 1:8-note,
Joshua 11:23
Key Words (NAS95):
Land (84x),
Possess/possession (27x in 21v -
Josh 1:6, 11, 15; 8:7; 12:1, 6f; 13:1; 17:12; 18:3; 19:47;
21:12, 41, 43; 22:4, 7, 9, 19; 23:5; 24:4, 8) Law (Josh 1:7f;
8:31f, 34; 22:5; 23:6; 24:26)
Christ in Joshua (see also notes below) - Christ
is the believer's victorious leader, even as Joshua whose name
means "Yahweh is salvation" was for Israel. Christ is also shown
scarlet cord (click
here), which
pictures the believer's eternal safety from destruction through
the blood of Christ
C H Spurgeon - "He who has once got fairly into the
Scriptures can never leave them The book holds you as a magnet
holds a needle, or as a flower holds a bee. If you want great
thoughts, read your Bible. If you want something simple, read
your Bible. If you want the deepest and highest truth that ever
was, read your Bible. The book talks to us in our own mother
tongue. Why should I have to ask another what my Father says?
... The Bible to many is a dull book, as dry as an old will. But
when you hear your own name read out in a will, you prick up
your ears. What if there should be something in the Testament of
our Lord Jesus for you. When I found my own name there my heart
danced for joy. It was in these lines: 'God so loved the world
that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in
Him should not perish, but have everlasting life' Get your
legacy at once!"
Listen to this
Overview of Joshua by
Dale Ralph Davis - his commentaries on several OT books (click
here) are
easy to read, accurate and filled with much practical
Bruce Wilkinson - The theme of Joshua is Israel's possession of
the Promised Land and enjoyment of God's blessings through
obedient faith. (Talk Thru the
J Sidlow Baxter - The five books of Moses lead Israel up
to Canaan; and Joshua complements these by leading Israel into
Canaan. The further twelve books cover Israel's history inside
Canaan; and Joshua introduces these by describing the Israelite
settlement in Canaan. It is thus the link book between the two
historical groups in the Old Testament. It covers a period of
about twenty-five years, and describes one of the most memorable
conquests in history. "The occupation of this small strip of
territory scarcely larger than Wales, though it led to no
further results in the way of conquest, has nevertheless to a
great extent molded the moral and religious history of the
world." (Explore
the Book- J. Sidlow Baxter - recommended)
Henrietta Mears - "Take possession of the land the Lord
your God is giving you for your own" (Joshua 1:11). It is God's
to give! It is ours to possess!....No book has more
encouragement and wisdom for the soldier of the Cross than this
book of Joshua. It is full of spiritual truth....Joshua
completes what Moses began! God never leaves His work
unfinished. Remember the great Craftsman always has another tool
sharpened and ready for use. Service awaits everyone. You can
always honor God best by taking up your task with a strong and
resolute heart that trusts God....Joshua led them into a life of
faith. Joshua led them into possession (Ed: How? By
faith!)....Remember as we study this book of Joshua that God
gives—people take. This book focuses on overcoming the enemy and
occupying the land. God says, "Take it all....Moses must die
before the children of Israel could go into Canaan. Moses could
not even enter Canaan himself, to say nothing of bringing anyone
else in. Israel had to wait until Moses was out of the way. To
the Christian, Moses represents the law. Joshua represents
Christ. Christ alone can lead us into the inheritance that is
ours. Paul says, "not by works, so that no one can boast" (Eph.
2:9). Oh, that all Christians would simply lean on their
faithful Joshua and follow Him only! Christ wants to lead us
into what He has purchased on the cross for us....God called
Joshua to lead the children of Israel into the Promised Land. We
have the words that must have come to him in answer to a prayer
for help in his great undertaking. "As I was with Moses, so I
will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you"
(Joshua 1:5)....Set your foot down. "I will give you every place
where you set your foot, as I promised Moses" (Joshua 1:3). Take
it all. These words are just as true for us (Ed: cf
Believers have not a promised land but a promised life - Eph
1:3, 2Pe 1:3-4)....God has a way. He gave the directions for the
people to follow. Martin Luther said, "I know not the way He
(Christ) leads me, but well do I know my Guide."....With men
(the task may seem) impossible, but with God all things are
possible. God is always doing the impossible. God's biddings are
His enablings....The greatness of your power is the measure
of your surrender. It is not a question of who you are or of
what you are, but whether God controls you....What was the Ark?
The symbol of the divine Presence. And Christ is the reality of
the divine Presence. He says, "Surely I am with you always"
(Matthew 28:20). He goes before us and says, "Follow me," and He
sends His Holy Spirit to whisper in our ear and say, "This is
the way, walk ye in it." The living Ark of the Covenant is still
our guide. He will guide us in the little as well as the great
things of life. Yes, "If the Lord delights in a man's way, he
makes his steps firm" (Psalm 37:23)." (What
the Bible is All About)
Irving Jensen - The average Christian knows the New
Testament better than he does the Old, and this is
understandable. But the Bible is one book, and the Christian who
neglects a major part of it is forfeiting rich blessings
intended for his own soul. There are two good reasons why every
Christian should be acquainted with the book of Joshua. First,
he should know it for its historical—past and
contemporary—value. The Jewish nation has never disclaimed title
to the land-deed of Palestine which God gave its forefathers and
which they appropriated under Joshua. From biblical prophecy and
the stirrings of current events it is obvious that the most
dramatic history of the land is yet to be written. Second, the
book of Joshua is filled with spiritual lessons on how the
Christian may live the victorious life (rest-land living) spoken
of in Hebrews 3 and 4. (Joshua:
Rest-Land Won - Everyman's Bible Commentary)
William Newell
on Joshua - No book is more full of encouragement,
wisdom and invigoration for the spiritual soldier....Israel as
one has said, must be shown to be not only ungodly, as in Ex
32:1ff, but without strength (Ro 5:6); not only guilty, but
helpless, unable to obey God's holy law in their own power. Till
man learns both these lessons, God cannot come to him in grace.
his Lesson on "Joshua: The Book of Possession - 20 page study)
Charles R.
Swindoll - What's the big idea? - The book of Joshua
was written to the descendants of those who conquered the land,
as a historical account of how they had come to settle there. It
celebrates God as general, defender, and king. It shows the
geographical boundaries given to each tribe of Israel. Even more
significantly, the book of Joshua serves as the connecting
narrative between the days of Moses and the days of the judges,
during which the book was first circulated. That which Moses
began and endured in the wilderness, Joshua was able to claim
victoriously in the land. God's promises through the ages were
being fulfilled before the people's eyes. "Not one of the good
promises which the Lord had made to the house of Israel failed;
all came to pass" (Joshua 21:45). How do I apply this? -
The last few verses of Joshua narrate three burials: Joshua
(Joshua 24:29–30), the bones of Joseph (Josh 24:32), and Eleazar
the high priest (Joshua 24:33). Strange as it may seem, these
burials proclaim God's character. All three men were associated
with Israel's days in captivity (Joseph long ago when Jacob's
family first settled in Egypt, and Joshua and Eleazar as young
men on the long journey through the wilderness). And now all
three lay at rest in the land of promise, witnesses to God's
faithfulness. God is the ultimate promise-keeper. As faithful
and present as He was with Israel, so He is with us. "Be strong
and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the Lord your
God is with you wherever you go" (Joshua 1:9). (Book
of Joshua Overview - Insight for Living Ministries)
Paul R Van Gorder
- The word ''Joshua'' means ''Jehovah is Savior,'' or
''Jesus.'' Therefore, we expect to find the book filled with
typical teaching about Christ and His work in redemption. The
Red Sea, for example, typifies what we are separated from, and
is fulfilled in Romans 6 and Romans 7; the Jordan River typifies
what we are separated unto, and is fulfilled in Ephesians 1 and
Ephesians 2....God's purpose for Israel was not only to deliver
them out of Egypt but to bring them into the land of promise.
Canaan does not represent heaven. Remember, Canaan had in it
walled cities, giants, and chariots of iron. It was a land of
conflict, but it was also a land of conquest. God has far more
in store for us than simply saving us from the penalty of sin.
He desires to give us victory in our present situation, and
enables us to claim what is ours in Christ Jesus. ''Blessed be
the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us
with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ'' (Eph
1:3). ''Jordan,'' according to Jerome, means ''stream of
judgment''; according to Augustine, ''to come down.'' In either
case it implies death to self, the experience through which
every believer must pass to enter into the rest God intends for
us. [cp. Heb 4:8-10-note,
where 'Jesus' refers to 'Joshua'. Under Joshua, believing Israel
entered temporarily into rest in the promised land. The Lord
Jesus brings His people into a better rest.]....The book begins
with the words, ''Now after the death of Moses...'' (Josh 1:1).
Moses represented the Law. The people could not enter the land
of Canaan until Moses was dead. ''For what the law could not do,
in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending His own Son,
in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, condemned sin in
the flesh, that the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled
in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit'' (Rom
Moses died; he could not lead the people in. Likewise, the flesh
is weak. What Moses could not do, Joshua did. He led them
through the Jordan, which speaks of death and resurrection. He
led the children of Israel to victory after crossing the Jordan.
He was their advocate in time of defeat. It was Joshua who
allotted them their portions within the land. All of this
beautifully pictures the work of our Lord in death and
resurrection, in His present advocacy at the Father's right
hand, and in His provision for believers. Not only is Christ
typified in the life and ministry of Joshua, Israel's great
warrior and deliverer, but we actually see Christ Himself in
this marvelous book. Suppose someone should ask, ''I thought
Christ did not exist until Bethlehem. Where do you find Him in
the book of Joshua?'' Let's consider several factors. Joshua and
the Israelites stand before Jericho, a walled city. God has told
them to capture it. Joshua goes on a survey trip around the city
outside the walls. Suddenly, he is confronted by a man with a
drawn sword. Without question, this is a supernatural being.
Joshua asks the question I think most of us would have asked:
''Are you for us, or for our enemies?'' A strange answer came
from this supernatural being. ''Nay, but as captain of the host
of the Lord am I now come'' (Josh 5:14). [The word 'host' means
'army'.] In other words, this person was saying to Joshua,
''I've not come to take your part; I've come to take your
place.'' Joshua 6 indicates that this supernatural person was
none other than the Lord Himself. What a lesson! Joshua was to
learn of One who was adequate for the task and equal to the
circumstance. Christian friend, let us not forget this in our
work. None of us is sufficient for the assignment. But we have
One ''who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we
ask or think'' (Eph 3:20-note).
Yes, this was one of the pre-incarnate appearances of the Lord
Jesus Christ....The great lesson for us is that spiritual
victories are not won by human means. Hebrews 11 says, ''By
faith the walls of Jericho fell down'' (Heb 11:30-note).
Faith in what? Faith in the unseen Captain of the Lord's hosts!
This great victory in the experience of Israel is a warning. The
Lord is dishonored when His church is engaged in activity that
stems from fleshly energy, rather than from faith and the
empowering of the Holy Spirit....Our heavenly Joshua, the Lord
Jesus Christ, walked His earthly pilgrimage in perfect obedience
to the Father. Not once did He falter. He could say, lifting His
face toward heaven, ''I have finished the work Thou gavest Me to
do'' (John 17:4). Unlike the earthly Joshua who died and remains
buried, the Lord Jesus Christ arose from the dead and now lives
at the right hand of God the Father. What a wonderful Savior is
Jesus, our Lord! (OT
Reflections of Christ - Joshua - Paul R. Van Gorder -
Christ in All the Scriptures - Joshua - A M Hodgkin
We now come to a new Leader and a new command to arise and go in
to possess a new land. Moses was not able to bring the Children
of Israel into the Land of Promise. Moses was the embodiment of
the Law. The Law cannot bring us into the fulness of the
blessing of the Gospel of Christ. That Jesus Christ alone can
do, and through this book Joshua is a type of Him. The very name
has the same meaning. Joshua means "Jehovah is Salvation." "And
thou shalt call His name Jesus—Saviour; for He shall save His
people from their sins."
God gave His people a threefold encouragement to go forward and
possess the land:—
First—The Gift of the land. "Every place that the sole of
your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you."
Second—The Command. "Arise and go. Have not I commanded
Third—The Promise of His presence. "As I was with Moses
so will I be with thee."
And the Lord commanded them to observe to do according to all
the law which Moses commanded, and to meditate therein day and
The Land. The entrance of the Children of Israel into the
Land of Canaan is full of teaching for the Christian. It is true
that in one sense it is a picture of the Better Country to which
we look forward as our eternal Home. But in many respects it is
far more truly a picture of our present inheritance in Christ
Jesus, a good land we are called upon to enter here in this
It is a land of Rest from the wanderings of the wilderness
life. A land with "great and goodly cities, which thou
buildedst not, and houses full of all good things, which thou
filledst not" (Deut 6:10–11).
It is a land of Plenty. "A land of wheat, and barley, and
vines, and fig-trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil-olive and
honey; a land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness,
thou shalt not lack anything in it; a land whose stones are
iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass " (Deut
It is a land of Living Water. "A land of brooks of water, of
fountains, and depths that spring out of valleys and hills"
(Deuteronomy 8:7).
It is a land of Promised Victory. "There shall no man be
able to stand before you" (Deuty 11:25).
Surely this is a picture of our present inheritance in Christ
Jesus; it is He who can give such rest to our souls that we
are able to say, "We which have believed do enter into rest." He
who did not spare His own Son has promised with Him to "freely
give us all things." Christ has promised to give the Living
Water, the Holy Spirit, to those who come to Him and drink. And
He has promised continual victory to those who commit themselves
to His leadership. A victorious life, full of the Holy Ghost and
of power, is God's purpose for every Christian, and is
experienced through continual abiding in Christ. He promises
us—not absence of tribulation, but in Him peace; not freedom
from temptation and conflict, but through Him victory; not
immunity from toil, but in Him rest. "Let us therefore fear,
lest, a promise being left us of entering into His rest, any of
you should seem to come short of it" (Hebrews 4:1).
In the purpose of God, those who have been redeemed by the
precious blood of Christ are already not only "accepted in the
Beloved," (Eph 1:6KJV) but also "complete in Him" (Col 2:9); but
it is necessary for us by faith to enter into possession of what
is already ours in Christ.
Warfare. The Epistle to the Ephesians is the New
Testament counterpart of the Book of Joshua. It tells of the
Christian's inheritance in Christ, the good land, the "heavenly
places," to which He has already raised up by His grace those
who trust in Him. It is the epistle most full of deep spiritual
experience, yet nowhere have we a fuller description of the
armour the Christian needs. It is the highest kind of warfare,
"against principalities, against powers,… against spiritual
wickedness in heavenly places" (Ephesians 6:12, margin).
Israel's enemies are a type of ours. Egypt was a type of the
world. In the Amalekites in the wilderness—those descendants of
Esau who sold his birthright for a mess of pottage, a people
near of kin to Israel—we have a picture of the flesh, or self.
But in the Canaanites we have a picture of a still more deadly
foe. From contemporary records as well as from Scripture, these
nations seem to have been the very personification of evil.
Highly civilized, versed in arts and full of intellectual
culture, they were nevertheless hopelessly corrupt. In God's
command to Israel to destroy them utterly (Deuteronomy 20:16–18)
we recognize at once His plan of dealing in judgment with
nations after having given them full time to repent (see Genesis
15:16), and we have also His care for the moral well-being of
His people. "God has a right to choose, without being
questioned, the best method of chastening a guilty people,
whether by flood, fire, brimstone, earthquake, famine,
pestilence, or war. Study carefully these 'Acts of God' in the
Bible and in our own time" (H. S. Richardson).
The Wiles of the Devil. Israel's warfare with the Canaanites is
a picture of our conflict with Satan. "Put on the whole armour
of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the
Devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood." The word
"wrestle" implies a hand-to-hand conflict, and it is just this
that the Church is experiencing in our own time. From all lands
today we hear the same testimony—those who know most of the
power of the Holy Spirit are experiencing most of personal
conflict with the Devil. It would seem that he knows that "his
time is short," and that he is therefore putting forth all his
power, and they alone can overcome who have learnt the threefold
secret of Revelation 12:11: "They overcame him (the Devil) (1)
by the blood of the Lamb, (2) by the word of their testimony,
(3) by not loving their lives unto the death," i.e. taking their
place on the Cross as crucified with Christ.
The verse before us speaks of "the wiles of the Devil." He comes
not only as a roaring lion, but as a serpent, as an angel of
light, and the climax of his wiliness is the invention of the
lie of his non-existence. He is willing to deny his own
personality even, if by so doing he can blind men and women to
his power.
The Red Sea and Jordan. In "The Faith Chapter" —Hebrews
11—there is a gap of forty years between the crossing of the Red
Sea and the taking of Jericho. The interval is filled with
unbelief and disobedience, and even the act of faith—the
Crossing of Jordan—which brought the Children of Israel into the
land is omitted; for had there been no wandering there had been
no Jordan: they would have marched straight up from
Kadesh-Barnea without having to cross the river.
The two crossings are coupled together in Psalm 114:5 "What
ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that
thou wast driven back?" There is a close connection between
them. Going down into the bed of the sea and into the bed of the
river alike signified death. Both show our participation in the
death of Christ. The Red Sea crossing includes it all in God's
purpose, though not always so in our experience. There are some
Christians who, like Paul, enter into the deep meaning of
Christ's death and receive the baptism of the Spirit almost
immediately after their conversion. It was Israel's wandering
that made the second crossing necessary.
And so it often is with Christians now. Through want of
clear teaching, it may be, about God's purpose of blessing, or
through personal unfaithfulness, how many wander in a wilderness
experience for years after their conversion, and need some
definite act like the crossing of Jordan to bring them into "the
Lord's delightsome land" of peace and rest and victory? They
have seen Christ crucified for them as the ground of their
salvation, but they need to see themselves crucified with
Christ. The history of the Israelites crossing Jordan makes this
so beautifully simple that it cannot fail to be a help to any
soul seeking to know the fuller meaning of Christ's death.
The channel of the river has several sets of banks, cut out by
the stream in its varying fulness, and at this time it was
overflowing all its banks. For a great multitude—including women
and children and cattle—to have crossed it at such a time was an
absolute impossibility. But as soon as the feet of the Priests,
bearing the Ark of the Covenant, touched the brimming flood, the
waters divided, and the priests stood firm on dry ground in the
midst of Jordan until all the people were clean passed over. And
Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, where the
feet of the priests stood, and he commanded a man from each
tribe to take a stone out of the midst of Jordan, twelve stones,
and he set them up in Gilgal on the other side of Jordan as a
memorial, "that all the people of the earth might know the hand
of the Lord, that it is mighty; that ye might fear the Lord our
God for ever" (Joshua 4:24).
Buried and Risen with Christ. The Ark was a type of
Christ: He has gone down into death for us. "Therefore we are
buried with Him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was
raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we
also should walk in newness of life." The twelve stones buried
for ever under the waters of death show us our place as
crucified with Christ. The twelve stones set up on the other
side show us our place as risen with Him. "Likewise reckon ye
also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God
through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 6:11). God's word to us
is: "Ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God." To
believe this is as great an impossibility as for Israel to cross
Jordan; but as we take Him at His word, and reckon the self-life
to be dead with Christ, He makes it true in our experience, and
enables us to live the risen life in Christ Jesus.
This is only the beginning of a new life of victory, the
acceptance of our position, as risen with Christ, which makes
victory possible. It is what Paul meant when he said: "I am
crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but
Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh
I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave
Himself for me" (Galatians 2:20).
The next step for the Children of Israel was the renewing at
Gilgal of the Covenant with God by the neglected rite of
circumcision, separating themselves unto the Lord. God's
separated people were then immediately called to keep the
neglected Feast of the Passover. And they ate of the old corn of
the land, the manna ceasing from that time. In the slain Lamb
and the Bread of Life we have another picture of Christ.
The Captain of the Lord's Host. Not only in type do we see
Christ in the Book of Joshua. There came a day when the Lord
Himself shone through in all His glory. "And it came to pass,
when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and
looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him, with
his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua said, Art Thou for us,
or for our adversaries?" He queried whether his mysterious Guest
had come as an ally or as an enemy; but the Lord said: "Nay, but
as Captain of the Host of the Lord am I now come. And Joshua
fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto
Him, What saith my Lord unto His servant? And the Captain of the
Lord's Host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot;
for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so….
And the Lord said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thy hand
The Burning Bush was a picture of the Incarnation, but how much
more vivid was this foreshadowing in the form of a man. God
says, "I have given Him for a Leader and Commander to the
people." Ofttimes today some servant of the Lord is hard pressed
with responsibility at the thought of some great undertaking,
when if he would but lift up his eyes and look he would see One
mighty to save, who has come to take entire control.
Victory. "By faith the walls of Jericho fell down." That
is the simple record in the New Testament of the taking of the
city. "The weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty
through God to the pulling down of strongholds." Those who are
living in the Spirit have ceased to fight with carnal weapons;
they have learned to wield the sword of the Spirit which is the
Word of God, and quench the fiery darts of the wicked by the
shield of faith. The saint wins his victories beforehand on his
knees, and then stands still and sees the salvation of the Lord.
"Shout; for the Lord hath given you the city." This book may
also be compared to the book of Acts, where, through the Spirit,
Christ leads His Church to victory, and heathen strongholds
yield to the preaching of the Gospel and to prayer.
"By faith Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when
she had received the spies in peace." The token for her
salvation was the scarlet cord with which she had let down the
spies, tied in her window. It was like the token of the blood on
the door-posts in the Passover In former days in the Royal Navy
every rope and cord was marked with a scarlet thread running
right through its entire length, so that wherever you cut the
rope you found the scarlet cord. The scarlet line of redemption
through the precious blood of Christ runs through the Bible from
Genesis to Revelation.
Independent Evidence. Each step in the record of the
conquest of Canaan is the vivid story of an eye-witness, if only
there were space to dwell upon all the details. The points of
vantage, the configuration of the land, the fertility dependent
on laborious cultivation, the picture given of a densely
populated country, with walled and garrisoned cities and
chariots of iron, of its occupation by various independent
nations,—all is exactly the Canaan of Joshua's day as given in
the contemporaneous records of the Egyptian hieroglyphics and
the Tel-el-Amarna tablets, and therefore proves that the Book of
Joshua is—as it claims to be (Deuteronomy 6:25)—a contemporary
document and not of late date. "No mark of late date is
discoverable in the names of the cities" (Col. Conder).
Jerusalem is mentioned in this book, and it has been objected
that this city was not called Jerusalem until the reign of
David. "But letters were found at Tel-el-Amarna in Egypt, from
the king of Jerusalem, which were written about the very time
when Joshua was invading Canaan. In these letters the name
Jerusalem appears as it does in the Scripture" (Urquhart). These
tablets also constantly refer to the Habiri, who have been
identified with the Hebrews. There are frequent appeals from all
parts of Canaan to Egypt for help against this powerful foe. One
letter says, "The hostility of the Hebrews waxes mighty against
the land, and against the gods"; proving their monotheism.
The victory at Jericho was followed by the defeat before Ai.
The way to Ai led up a steep rocky defile, so it was natural
that the spies who were sent to view the country said, "Let
about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; make not all
the people to labour thither, for they are but few." The result
of this attack was defeat and ignominious retreat. The thought
of God's honor was uppermost in Joshua's mind. "What wilt Thou
do unto Thy great Name? And the Lord said, Get thee up;
wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face? Israel hath sinned …
therefore they could not stand before their enemies." All the
spoil of Jericho was to be devoted to the Lord (Joshua 6:19;
Deuteronomy 7:25–26), but some one had taken of the "devoted
thing" (R.V.). Early in the morning all Israel had to appear
before the Lord, tribe by tribe, and family by family, and man
by man, till the guilt was brought home to Achan, and he
confessed his sin. "I have sinned … I saw … I coveted … I took …
I hid." And the stolen treasure was found, and judgment was
executed on Achan and all his house.
The defeat before Ai was caused by hidden sin. There is a
very solemn lesson here—that sin always means defeat. All may
look right outwardly, but God is not deceived. Absolute
obedience is the condition of victory in the land. "If ye then
be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where
Christ sitteth on the right hand of God." After the sin of Achan
had been judged the Lord said, "Fear not; take all the people of
war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai." After sin has been
confessed and put away God gives victory. We may have had some
great victory, like Jericho, and then fail in some little Ai of
daily life. He will give victory in the very place where we have
been shamefully defeated. But we need all the power of God for
every battle, and our position is one of absolute dependence on
Ebal and Gerizim. Next, we have the carrying out of God's
command, through Moses, that the tribes should stand on Ebal and
Gerizim, six on one mount and six on the other, and pronounce
the blessings and the curses of the Law. It has been objected
that people could not hear each other at such a distance; but
the acoustic properties of the valley are remarkable, and Canon
Tristram tested it on the spot, two of his party stationing
themselves on opposite sides of the valley and reciting the Ten
Commandments in turn with perfect ease. Ebal is to the north of
the valley, Gerizim to the south. The priests standing with the
Ark would no doubt be facing the east. The Ark did so wherever
the Tabernacle was pitched. Thus Mount Ebal would be on the left
hand northwards, Gerizim on the right hand southwards—the same
position as regards blessing and cursing as in the parable of
the Sheep and the Goats. In the Tabernacle the sacrifices were
slain "on the north side of the altar before the Lord." The
altar of sacrifice was likewise on Mount Ebal to the north, the
atonement was made in the place over which the cloud of Divine
wrath was resting. We cannot but see Divine plan in the perfect
harmony of all these details.
Then follows the stratagem of the Gibeonites, who with their
mouldy loaves and ragged garments led the Children of Israel to
believe they had come from a far country, and therefore entered
into a covenant with them. It was because Israel asked not
counsel of the Lord, but took of their victuals, that they fell
into the snare. Here again we are taught the need of absolute
dependence upon the Lord in the life of faith. He is willing to
guide us in every detail of our lives, but we must seek to know
His will, and not judge by the sight of our eyes or lean upon
our own understanding.
Having entered into league with the Gibeonites, Israel was bound
to respond to their appeal for help when five other nations rose
up against them. God overruled this circumstance to deliver the
five kings into the hands of His people. As these nations
worshipped the sun and moon, there was a special reason for the
miracle which God wrought on that day in showing them His power
in controlling the hosts of heaven. We do not know how that
miracle was wrought, it is enough for us to believe that He who
made the universe could control its action. The ancient annals
of Greece, Egypt, and China each confirm the record of a certain
"long day" such as God's Book tells us of.
Possession. The first half of Joshua is mainly occupied
with the Key-note of Victory, the second half with the Key-note
of Possession. Though "all things are ours" in Christ, it
remains for us to take possession of them experimentally by
faith. The promise was that every place that the sole of their
foot should tread should be theirs. And in the Joshua 13 the
Lord said unto Joshua, "There remaineth yet very much land to be
possessed." There was a slackness on the part of Israel to
possess the land which the Lord had given them (Joshua 18:3).
Then follows an account of the division of the land. The
inheritance of the two-and-a-half tribes beyond Jordan, and the
inheritance of Caleb. That old warrior claimed the mountain of
the Anakims, with its cities great and fenced, which God had
promised him forty years before. He said: "As my strength was
then, even so is my strength now, for war … if so be that the
Lord will be with me, then I shall be able to drive them out, as
the Lord said." Caleb promised his daughter Achsah to whomsoever
would take the city of Kirjath-sepher. Othniel his nephew took
it and won the prize. Achsah said to her father, "Give me a
blessing: for thou hast given me a South land; give me also
springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs and the
nether springs." Our Heavenly Father waits to bless us in like
manner, and "to give the Holy Spirit to them that ask Him."
Failure. Next we read of the inheritance of Judah, and
then of Ephraim and Manasseh. We read that the children of
Manasseh could not drive out the Canaanites, but put them under
tribute and let them dwell in the land (Joshua 17:12–13; see
also Josh 13:13 and Josh 15:63). When we come to study the Book
of Judges we shall see what trouble came through Israel not
obeying God in driving out the Canaanites. The process of
degeneration had begun even in the time of Joshua. Though the
children of Joseph failed they were also ambitious, and came to
Joshua with the plea that they were a great people and their lot
was not enough for them. Then Joshua bade them go up into the
wood country and take the land of the giants. But the children
of Joseph feared to go because the inhabitants had chariots of
iron. Joshua's answer was a wise One: he bade them prove their
greatness by driving out the Canaanites which they were well
able to do "though they have iron chariots and though they be
Then we read of the Tabernacle being set up at Shiloh, and the
congregation of Israel were assembled there, as the central
Place of sacrifice. Then the seven remaining tribes received
their portion, and Joshua his own special portion, and the six
Cities of Refuge were fixed. The Levites held their cities upon
a different tenure from the other tribes, for the Lord Himself
was the portion of their inheritance.
Conclusion. The book closes with Joshua's exhortation to the
people. He reminds them that it is God who has fought for them.
He exhorts them to keep all that is written in the Law of Moses,
and to serve the Lord with all their heart. He invites them to
choose this day whom they will serve, but adds his own
resolution, "As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord."
Joshua's last act was to write these words in the book of the
Law of God, and to set up a great stone as a witness to the
renewal of the Covenant. He died at the age of a hundred and ten
years, leaving a character without blemish. After the account of
his death we have the ominous words: "And Israel served the Lord
all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that
outlived Joshua, and which had known all the works of the Lord,
that He had done for Israel."
Our Joshua never dies. It is He who brings us into the good
land, and it is only as we abide under His leadership that we
shall possess it and overcome all our enemies.
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Expositor's Bible
- If you can locate the six-volume edition of the Expositor's Bible,
buy it immediately! It takes up less space than the original
fifty-volume set, and not everything in the original set is worth
owning. Samuel H. Kellogg on Leviticus is a classic; so is Alexander
Maclaren on the Psalms and on Colossians. —Warren W. Wiersbe, A
Basic Library for Bible Students
This set, originally published in 1903, contains expositions by both
conservative and liberal theologians. The most important works are
by Dod (Genesis), Chadwick (Exodus and Mark), Kellogg (Leviticus),
Blaikie (Joshua, I and II Samuel), Adeney (Ezra, Nehemiah and
Esther), Maclaren (Psalms), Moule (Romans), Findlay (Galatians and
Ephesians), Plummer (Pastoral Epistles and the Epistles of James and
Jude), and Milligan (Revelation.) —Cyril J. Barber, The Minister's
Additional Note:
One of the commentaries recommended by Irving Jensen
Joshua Intro
Joshua's Antecedents
Joshua 1:2 A Successor to Moses
Joshua 1:2-5 Joshua's Call
Joshua 1:6-9 Joshua's Encouragement
Joshua 1:10-18 Joshua's Charge to the
Joshua 2 The Spies in Jericho
Joshua 3:1-7 Jordan Reached
Joshua 3 Jordan Divided
Joshua 4 Jordan Divided (distinct page)
Joshua 5:1-12 Circumcision and Passover
- Manna and Corn
Joshua 5:13-15, 6:1 The Captain
of the Lord's Host
Joshua 6:1 Captain
Joshua 6:8-27 The Fate of
Jericho 17, 22-25 Rahab Saved
Joshua 6:17, 22-25 Rahab Saved
Joshua 7 Achan's Trespass
Joshua 7 Achan's Punishment
Joshua 8:1-29 The Capture of Ai
Joshua 8:30-35 Ebal and Gerizm
Joshua 9 The Stratagem of the
Joshua 10 The Battle of
Joshua 11, 12 The Battle of
Joshua 13, 14:1-5 Joshua's Old
Age-Division for the Eastern Tribes
Joshua 14:6-15 The Inheritance
of Caleb
Joshua 15-19 The Distribution
of the Land
Joshua 15 The Inheritance of
Joshua 16, 17 The Inheritance
of Joseph
Joshua 18, 19 The Distribution
Joshua 20 The Cities of Refuge
Joshua 21:1-42 The Inheritance
of the Levites
Joshua 21:43-45 No Failure of
God's Promise
Joshua 22 The Altar Ed.
Joshua 23 Jehovah the Champion
of Israel
Joshua 24 Joshua's Last Appeal
Joshua 24 Joshua's Work for
Joshua 5:13-15, 6:1 The Captain
of the Lord's Host
Joshua 6:1 Captain
Joshua 6:8-27 The Fate of
Jericho 17, 22-25 Rahab Saved
Joshua 6:17, 22-25 Rahab Saved
Joshua 7 Achan's Trespass
Joshua 7 Achan's Punishment
Joshua 8:1-29 The Capture of Ai
Joshua 8:30-35 Ebal and Gerizm
Joshua 9 The Stratagem of the
Joshua 10 The Battle of
Joshua 11, 12 The Battle of
Joshua 13, 14:1-5 Joshua's Old
Age-Division for the Eastern Tribes
Joshua 14:6-15 The Inheritance
of Caleb
Joshua 15-19 The Distribution
of the Land
Joshua 15 The Inheritance of
Joshua 16, 17 The Inheritance
of Joseph
Joshua 18, 19 The Distribution
Joshua 20 The Cities of Refuge
Joshua 21:1-42 The Inheritance
of the Levites
Joshua 21:43-45 No Failure of
God's Promise
Joshua 22 The Altar Ed.
Joshua 23 Jehovah the Champion
of Israel
Joshua 24 Joshua's Last Appeal
Joshua 24 Joshua's Work for
Adam Clarke
Commentary on Joshua
Clarke (1760-1832) was
Methodist, Wesleyan,
Arminian, (e.g.,
Clarke "suggested that although God can know all future events, He
chooses not to know some events beforehand" Baker Encyclopedia of
the Bible, page 808). He did not always interpret Scripture
and so was amillennial (to quote Clarke on 1000 years - "I am
satisfied that this period should not be taken literally" [see
comment on Rev 20:4]
- he interpreted Revelation as a
Historicist) which led him to
interpret the church as fulfilling many OT promises to Israel.
Influential in development of doctrine of Entire Sanctification (or
"Christian perfection").
Affirmed the authority and sufficiency of Scripture, but held a
belief of "plenary dynamic inspiration" (idea of every
thought inspired), thus falling short of "plenary verbal
inspiration" (every single word inspired) (Bib. Sacra: Vol 125, p
163, 1968). In summary, a useful, respected commentary but as with
all extra-Biblical resources you are advised to
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On the Book of Joshua
This was John Calvin's
last written work in 1563 completed shortly before his death. David
Howard notes that "It consistently engages the text and is filled with
many good insights, even for today." (Evaluating
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Sermons on the Book of
"Claiming You Canaan"
Joshua 1:1-18
This Land Is Our Land
Joshua 1:1-9 Canaan Land Is Just In Sight
Joshua 2:1-15
Rahab In Rehab
Joshua 2:8-21 The Scarlet Thread
Joshua 2:1-24
She's Not The Girl She Used To Be
Joshua 2:1-24 Rahab: Not The Girl She Used To Be -
Joshua 3:1 - 4:24
How To Get Past Your Jordan
Joshua 5:1-13
Are You Ready To Claim Your Canaan?
Joshua 5:1-12 Preparing To Enter Your Canaan
Joshua 5:11-12 And The Manna Ceased
Joshua 5:13-15 The Leader Meets The Lord
Joshua 5:13-6:22
Tearing Down The Walls
Joshua 5:13-6:21
Our Battle With Life's Strongholds
Joshua 6:1-21
How To Make Your Walls Fall Down Flat
Joshua 6:1-21 Overcoming Our Walled Cities, Part 1
Joshua 6:1-21 Overcoming Our Walled Cities, Part 2
Joshua 7:1-26 Some Things Can't Be Hidden
Joshua 7:1-26
God's Prescription For An Achan Heart
Joshua 8:1-35
How To Ambush Your Ai
Joshua 8:1-35 Victory Is Yours, If You Want It
Joshua 8:30-35 Cursing And Blessing
Joshua 9:1-27
Being Too Friendly With The Enemy
Joshua 9:1-27 A Little Too Close For Comfort
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Valuable Lessons For The Day Of Battle
Joshua 10:6-14 Lessons For The Day Of Battle
Joshua 14:6-15
Caleb: The Gray-haired Conqueror
Joshua 14:6-14 Give Me My Mountain
Joshua 20:1-9
The Cities Of Refuge
Joshua 20:1-9 A Place Of Safety
Joshua 23:1-8
An Old Soldier Prepares To Break Camp
Joshua 23:1-8 An Old General's Final Orders
Joshua 24:1-28
It's Time To Make Up Your Mind
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Thomas Constable
Commentary Notes on Joshua
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W A Criswell
Sermon Notes
On the book of Joshua
Joshua 1:1ff
God's Warning
Joshua 1:1, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 7, 8,9
Strong in the Lord
Joshua 1:1-9
Strong in the Lord (2)
Joshua 1:10-Joshua
The New Leader
Joshua 1:2
Over This Jordan
Joshua 1:1-9
The Divine Commission To Joshua
Joshua 1:1-9
In the Day of a New Beginning
Joshua 3:1ff
Crossing Jordan
Joshua 3:1-5
Our Wonderful New Day
Joshua 4:1ff-Joshua
The Stones of Gilgal
Joshua 5:13, 14, 15
The Warrior Christ
Joshua 6:1ff
And the Walls Fell Down Flat
Joshua 7:1ff
Achor- The Valley Of Trouble
Joshua 7:1-26
Achan- The Sin We Are Afraid to Confess
Joshua 8:1ff
The Altar on Ebal
Joshua 9:1ff
The Wiles of the Gibeonites
Joshua 10:1ff
There Was No Day Like That
Joshua 11:1ff
The Final Victory
Joshua 11:19
All Others They Took In Battle
Joshua 12:1ff
The Allotment of the Land
Joshua 14:6, 7, 8, 9,
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
Give Me This Mountain
Joshua 23:1ff, 24:1ff
The Last Appeal of Joshua
Joshua 24:15
Whom Shall I Choose To Serve?
Joshua 24:24, 25
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Kay Daigle
Follow that Dream:
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Study Notes
On the book of Joshua
Joshua 1 The Victorious Christian life
Joshua 2-4 Rahab's faith; The scarlet
cord ; Consecration
Joshua 5-6 Circumcision before
possession; Walls fall by faith
Joshua 7-8 Achan; You can't stand with
sin; Process of falling into sin
Joshua 9-12 Not praying; Swearing to
your own hurt; The sun stood still
Joshua 13-19 Strongholds; Completely
cutting out sin; Our lot in life
Joshua 20-21 Cities of refuge; Levi
Joshua 22-24 A troublesome altar;
Joshua's farewell
J Ligon Duncan
On the book of Joshua
Updated December
12, 2015
1:1-9 Marching as to War: Be Strong and Courageous
1:10-18 Marching as to War: Captain Joshua! Attenshun!
1:1-9 To Serve with Distinction (Guy Richardson
5:1-11 Ouch!
7:1-15 How Achan's Sin Was Found Out
7:16-27 The Morphology of Sin and Repentance
8:1-34 The Defeat of Ai: Learning the Lesson of Unconfessed Sin
13:1-21:45 Possessing the Promised Land
Theodore Epp
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Book of Joshua
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Joshua 1-2 The Charge To Joshua -
Dispatch Of The Two Spies To Jericho - Rahab
Joshua 3-5-12 Miraculous Parting of the
Jordan, and the Passage of the Children of Israel - Gilgal and its
meaning - The First Passover on the soil of Palestine
Joshua 5:13, 6:27 The "Prince of the
Host of Jehovah" appears to Joshua - The miraculous fall of Jericho
before the Ark of Jehovah
Joshua 7:1-8:29 Unsuccessful Attack upon
Ai - Achan's Sin, and Judgement - Ai attacked a second time and
Joshua 8:30, 9:1-27 Solemn Dedication of
the Land and of Israel on Mounts Ebal and Gerizim - The Deceit of
the Gibeonites
Joshua 10-12 The Battle of Gibeon -
Conquest of the South of Canaan - The Battle of Merom - Conquest of
the North of Canaan - State of the land at the close of the
seven-years' war
Joshua 13-21 Distribution of the land -
Unconquered districts - Tribes east of the Jordan - "The lot" -
Tribes west of the Jordan - The inheritance of Caleb -
Dissatisfaction of the sons of Joseph - The Tabernacle at Shiloh -
Final division of the land
Joshua 22-24 Return of the two and a
half Tribes to their Homes - Building of an Altar by them - Embassy
to them - Joshua's Farewell Addresses - Death of Joshua - Review of
his Life and Work
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Joshua 2 Going Against the
Joshua 3-4 Practical Steps for
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Joshua 5:1-15 Preparing for
Joshua 6:1-21 The Walls Come
Joshua 6:22-27 Is God a Tyrant?
Joshua 7 Avoiding Achan's Sin
Joshua 8:30-35 Keeping Your
Joshua 9 The Danger of Living
by Sight
Joshua 10:1-15 The Longest Day
Joshua 14:6-15 Living Until You
Joshua 17:12-18 Battling a
Sense of Entitlement
Joshua 20 The Church: A Place
of Refuge
Joshua 22 Key Ingredients for
the Growing Christian
Joshua 23 How to be Blessed by
Joshua 24 The Choices Before Us
L M Grant
Commentary on Joshua
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Joshua 1:1-9 A Hard Act To
Joshua 1:10-18 Follow The
Joshua 2:1-24 An Unlikely
Joshua 3:1-6 Standing at The
Joshua 3:7-17 Crossing The
Joshua 4:1-24 The Two Memorials
Joshua 5:1-15 Conditioned for
Joshua 6:1-27 Faith is the
Joshua 7:1-26 Learning From
Joshua 8:1-35 Turning Defeat
Into Victory
Joshua 9:1-27 A Costly Lesson
Joshua 10:1-43 Victory at
Joshua 11:1-12:24 The Final
Joshua 13:1-33 The Spoils of
Joshua 14:1-16:10 This Land is
Our Land
Joshua 17:1-19:51 Initiative or
Joshua 20:1-9 Cities of Refuge
Joshua 21:1-45 Cities of the
Joshua 22:1-34 And When the
Battle's Done
Joshua 23:1-16 Authentic
Christian Leadership
Joshua 24:1-28 Commitment to
the Covenant
Joshua 24:29-33 Faithful to the
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Joshua 1:1-9 Joshua's Divine
Challenge (Boldness)
Joshua 1: Joshua's Commission
Joshua 2 The Scarlet Cord
Joshua 4 What Do These Stones Mean?
Joshua 5:1-12 The Captain of the Hosts (faith)
Joshua 6:1-27 Faith's Falling Walls
Joshua 7:1-26 The Folly of Hidden Sin
Joshua 8:1-9 The Seriousness of Sin
Joshua 10 Communion
Joshua 9:1-27 When Leadership Falls
Joshua 10:1-26 The Sun Stood Still
Joshua 14:1-15 Caleb - Green and Growing
Joshua 22:1-12 Keeping Shalom In Israel
Joshua 23:1-16 Joshua's First Farewell
Joshua 24:1-15 Making a Commitment
H A Ironside
Addresses on Joshua
Joshua 1:1-9 The Divinely Appointed Leader,
Joshua 2 Give Me a True Token,
Joshua 3 Crossing the Jordan,
Joshua 4 The Stones of Witness,
Joshua 5 Lessons From Gilgal,
Joshua 6 The Fall Of Jericho,
Joshua 7 Sin In The Camp,
Joshua 8 The Fall Of Ai And The Proclamation Of The Law,
Joshua 9 The Wiles Of The Devil,
Joshua 10 When The Sun Stood Still,
Joshua 11-12 God's Word Tested And Proven,
Joshua 13-14 Caleb, The Wholehearted, Or The Energy Of Faith,
Joshua 15-19 The Inheritance Of The Tribes And The Story Of Othniel
And Achsah,
Joshua 20 The Cities Of Refuge,
Joshua 21-24 The Last Days Of Joshua's Leadership,
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J Hampton
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Studies in the Life of Joshua
from Bible.org
Introduction Introduction and Background
Joshua 1:1-18 The Commissioning of Joshua
Joshua 2:1-24 Preparing to Enter the Land
Joshua 3:1-4:24 Crossing the Jordan
Joshua 5:1-15 Consecrating the People
Joshua 5:13-15
Captain of the Lord's Army
Joshua 6:1-27 Destroying Fortresses; Victory at Jericho
Joshua 7:1-26 Defeat at Ai and the Sin of Achan
Joshua 8:1-35 Victory at Ai
Joshua 9:1-27 The Peril of Walking by Sight
Joshua 10:1-43 Destruction of the Amorite Coalition
Keil & Delitzsch
Commentary on the Old Testament
Spurgeon on
Keil & Delitzsch: We cannot read Keil with pleasure, for we
want spiritual meat, but yet it is most desirable for us to know
what the text really means. Without indicating either the spiritual
lesson or the moral of the history, Keil simply explains the facts,
and in so doing aids the reader to realize them. We confess we
should like something more. A work for the learned. It has received
the highest commendations from competent scholars. But it is
somewhat dull and formal.
Studies in the Life of
J. Hampton Keathley, III
Introduction and Background
1. Joshua 1:1-18 The Commissioning of Joshua
2. Joshua 2:1-24 Preparing to Enter the Land
3. Joshua 3:1-4:24 Crossing the Jordan
4. Joshua 5:1-15 Consecrating the People
5. Joshua 6:1-27 Destroying Fortresses; Victory at Jericho
6. Joshua 7:1-26 Defeat at Ai and the Sin of Achan
7. Joshua 8:1-35 Victory at Ai
8. Joshua 9:1-27 The Peril of Walking by Sight
9. Joshua 10:1-43 Destruction of the Amorite Coalition
John Kitto
Daily Bible Illustrations
Joshua 2 Espials
Joshua 3 The Passage
Joshua - The Hebrew Right to Canaan
- What it was Not
Joshua - The Hebrew Right to Canaan
- What it was
Joshua 5 Old Corn
Joshua 6 Fall of Jericho
Joshua 6:25 Rahab
Joshua 6:3-6 The Number Seven
Joshua - The River Jordan
Joshua 7 The Accursed Thing
Joshua 9 The Craft of the
Joshua 10 Joshua's Miracle
Joshua 18 Surveying
Joshua 15 The Book-City
Joshua 22 The Altar of the
Joshua Himself
Paul E Kretzmann
Joshua Commentary
John Lloyd
Joshua Commentary
A Critical and Expository Commentary
John Lloyd examines the
book of Joshua as a literal, prophetic, and spiritual history of the
Jewish people. In The Book of Joshua: A Critical and Expository
Commentary of the Hebrew Text, he explores the idea of Joshua as an
archetype for the coming Messiah—and the journey to the promised
land as a mirror for entry to heaven. Lloyd's commentary is divided
into two parts: the conquest of the land and the division of the
land. The verse-by-verse commentary comprises grammatical,
exegetical, historical, and ethical notes that mine the depths of
this early prophetic work. It also includes an index of geographical
names. John Lloyd was the rector of Llanvapley, a village in Wales.
Note: Verse by
verse analysis
1:1-9 Commentary
1:10-18 Commentary
2:1-7 Commentary
2:8-21 Commentary
3:1-8 Commentary
3:9-13 Commentary
3:14-17 Commentary
4:1-18 Commentary
4:19-24 Commentary
5:1-12 Commentary
5:13-15 Commentary
6:1-27 Commentary
7:1-26 Commentary
8:1-29 Commentary
8:30-35 Commentary
9:1-2 Commentary
9:3-15 Commentary
9:16-27 Commentary
10:1-27 Commentary
10:28-43 Commentary
11:1-15 Commentary
11:16-23 Commentary
12:1-24 Commentary
Second Part: The Division of the Land of
13:1-14 Commentary
13:15-23 Commentary
13:24-28 Commentary
13:29-31 Commentary
14:1-15 Commentary
15:1-23 Commentary
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16:1-10 Commentary
17:1-18 Commentary
18:1-28 Commentary
19:1-51 Commentary
20:1-9 Commentary
21:1-45 Commentary
22:1-34 Commentary
23:1-16 Commentary
24:1-33 Commentary
Geographical Names
Alexander Maclaren
Joshua 1:1-11 The New
Leader's Commission
Joshua 1:7-8 The Charge to the
Soldier of the LORD
Joshua 3:4 The Untrodden Path and
the Guiding Ark
Joshua 3:5-17 The Waters Saw Thee -
They Were Afraid
Joshua 4:10-24 Stones Crying Out
Joshua 5:14 The Captain of the
Lord's Host
Joshua 6:10,11 The Siege of Jericho
Joshua 6:25 Rahab
Joshua 7:1-12 Achan's Sin, Israel's
Joshua 10:12 The Sun Stayed
Joshua 13:1-8 Unwon But Claimed
Joshua 14:6 Caleb - A Green Old Age
Joshua 20:1-9 The Cities of Refuge
Joshua 21:43-45, 22:1-9 The End of
the War
Joshua 24:19-28 The
National Oath at Shechem
Vernon McGee
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Joshua 1:1-2
Joshua 1:3
Joshua 1:4-9
Joshua 1:10-11
Joshua 1:12-18
Joshua 2:1-7
Joshua 2:8-10
Joshua 2:11-24
Joshua 3:1-3
Joshua 4:1-8
Joshua 4:9-24
Joshua 5:1-10
Joshua 5:11-12
Joshua 5:13-15
Joshua 6 Intro
Joshua 6:1-4
Joshua 6:5-27
Joshua 7:1-3
Joshua 7:4-9
Joshua 7:10-18
Joshua 7:19-24
Joshua 7:25-26
Joshua 8:1-35
Joshua 9:1-27
Joshua 10:1-8
Joshua 10:9-14
Joshua 10:15-23
Joshua 10:24-4
Joshua 11:1-22
Joshua 11:23
Joshua 12:1-24
Joshua 13:1-6
Joshua 13:7-33
Joshua 14:1-9
Joshua 14:10-11
Joshua 19:1-48
Joshua 19:49-51
Joshua 20:1-9
Joshua 21:1-45
Joshua 22-1-9
Joshua 22:10-20
Joshua 22:21-33
Joshua 22:34
Joshua 23:1-3
Joshua 23:4-16
Joshua 24:1-14
Joshua 24:15-28
Joshua 24:29-33
Joshua 14:12-15
Joshua 15:1-63
Joshua 16:1-10
Joshua 17:1-15
Joshua 17:16-18
Joshua 18:1-28
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Eugene D. Stockton, "Fortress temple of Shechem and
Joshua's covenant," Australian
Journal of Biblical Archaeology 1.1
(1968): 24-28.
Bryant G. Wood, "The Search for Joshua's Ai,"
Richard S. Hess, Gerald A. Klingbeil & Paul J. Ray Jr., Critical
Issues in Early Israelite History. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns,
2008. Hbk. ISBN: 978-1575068046. pp.205-240
Stephen Dray, "The Book of Joshua, Part 1," Evangel 23.1
(Spring 2005): 2-6.
Stephen Dray, "The Book of Joshua,
Part 2," Evangel 23.2
(Summer 2005): 34-39.
Stephen Dray, "The Book of Joshua, Part 3" Evangel 23.3
(Autumn 2005): 66-71.
Stephen Dray, "The Book of Joshua,
Part 4m" Evangel 24.1
(Spring 2006): 2-6.
Studies in the Life
of Joshua (J.
Hampton Keathley III)
David Merling, "The book of Joshua. part I: its
evaluation by nonevidence," Andrews
University Seminary Studies 39.1
(Spring 2001): 61-72.
David Merling, "The book of Joshua. Pt II,
Expectations of archaeology,"Andrews
University Seminary Studies 39.2
(Autumn 2001): 209-221
John A, Beck, "Why Do Joshua's Readers Keep
Crossing the River? The Narrative-Geographical Shaping of Joshua
3-4," Journal
of the Evangelical Theological Society 48.4
(Dec. 2005): 689-699
Peter C. Craigie, "The Conquest and Early Hebrew
Poetry," Tyndale
Bulletin 20
(1969): 76-94.
Richard S. Hess, "The Book of Joshua
as a Land Grant," Biblica 83
(2002): 493-506.
David M. Howard Jr., "'Three days' in Joshua 1-3:
Resolving a Chronological Conundrum," Journal
of the Evangelical Theological Society 41.4
(Dec. 1998): 539-550
Adrian Jeffers, "Ideal versus real history in the
book of Joshua," Journal
of the Evangelical Theological Society 12.3
(Summer 1969): 183-187
J.P.U. Lilley, "The Altar in Joshua and Judges," Tyndale
Bulletin 5/6
(1960): 32-33
Jeffrey J. Niehaus, "Joshua and
ancient Near Eastern warfare," Journal
of the Evangelical Theological Society 31.1
(March 1988): 37-50
Lewis Bayles Paton, "Israel's conquest of Canaan," Journal
of Biblical Literature 32.1
(1913): 1-53.
Douglas Petrovich, "The Dating of Hazor's
Destruction in Joshua 11 by Way of Biblical, Archaeological, and
Epigraphical Evidence," Journal
of the Evangelical Theological Society 51.3
(Sept. 2008): 489-512.
Pekka Pitkänen, "Ethnicity, Assimilation and the
Israelite Settlement,"Tyndale
Bulletin 55.2
(2004): 161-182
NASA computers really proven Joshua's 'long day'? (Jonathan
Dean R. Ulrich, "Does The Bible Sufficiently
Describe The Conquest?,"Trinity
Journal 20:1
(Spring 1999): 53-68.
Gordon J. Wenham, "Deuteronomic theology of the
book of Joshua,"Journal
of Biblical Literature 90.2
(June 1971): 140-148.
Best Commentaries on Joshua - Tim Challies
Top 5 Commentaries on the Book of Joshua
by Keith Mathison
#1 choice of both Challies and Mathison =
Joshua- No Falling Words -
Dale Ralph Davis (and I absolutely agree his
commentaries are exceptional!)
Best Commentary on Joshua - Best
Commentaries Reviews
The Best Old Testament Commentaries You've
Never Heard Of - Justin Taylor
A Practical Study of
Joshua - The Path of Obedience Leads to Victory
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Northern and Southern Campaigns = Page 37
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See especially the Mp3 sermons by
Gary Inrig and Kent Hughes as both are excellent
I. Entering the Promised Land (Joshua 1:1–5:15)
II. Conquering the Promised Land (Joshua 6:1–12:24)
A. The Central Campaign
(Joshua 6:1–8:35)
B. The Southern Campaign (Joshua 9:1–10:43)
C. The Northern Campaign (Joshua 11:1–15)
D. The Summary of Conquests (Joshua 11:16–12:24)
III. Distributing Portions
in the Promised Land (Joshua 13:1–22:34)
A. Summary of Instructions
(Joshua 13:1–33)
B. West of the Jordan (Joshua 14:1–19:51)
C. Cities of Refuge (Joshua 20:1–9)
D. Cities of the Levites (Joshua 21:1–45)
E. East of the Jordan (Joshua 22:1–34)
IV. Retaining the Promised
Land (Joshua 23:1–24:28)
A. The First Speech by
Joshua (Joshua 23:1–16)
B. The Second Speech by Joshua (Joshua 24:1–28)
V. Postscript (Joshua
Map of Palestine During Joshua's Time
12 Tribes of Israel
Twelve Tribes of Israel
Nations of Canaan
The Tribes of Israel
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Joshua, Conquest of Canaan, Central & Southern Campaigns
Joshua, Conquest of Canaan, Northern Campaign
- Joshua 11:1
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Joshua 12:21-
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- Joshua 18:25, 21:17-
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- Joshua 11:1, 10, 13-
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Ancient Near East from 1200-100 BCE — The
Conquest of Canaan — The
Sea Peoples — The
Levant from 1200-1000 BCE — The
Conquest by Joshua — Joshua's
Central and Southern Campaigns — Joshua's
Northern Campaign — The
Limits of Israelite Settlement — Israel
in Canaan from Joshua to Samuel to Saul — The
Tribal Allotments of Israel — The
Division of the Land Among the Tribes — Levitical
Cities and Cities of Refuge (1) — The
Levitical Cities (2) — The
Judges of Israel — The
Period of the Judges — Ehud
and the Oppression of the Moabites — Deborah's
Victory over the Canaanites — Gideon's
Battles with the Amalekites — Jephthah
and the Ammonites — Samson
the the Philistines — The
Battle at Ebenezer and the Loss of the Ark — The
Ministry of Samuel and Anointment of Saul — The
Kingdom of Saul and His Wars — Saul,
1000 BCE — David's
Flight from Saul
Chronology of History of Israel -
Timeline to help appreciate the Historical Context of Joshua
The Book of Joshua (Overview)
Author and Time of Writing
Purpose of Writing
Overview of Contents
Joshua 1-5 God Leads His People - Mp3
Joshua 6-12 God Fights for His People - Mp3
Joshua 13-24 God's People Are Faithful - Mp3
A Commentary on Joshua - Intro Speaker's
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Joshua Commentary 23-24
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Joshua - Homiletical
I also highly recommend Chuck Smith's
insightful overviews of the book of Joshua in which he discusses our
great need for walking by the Spirit, using this book as an
Defender's Study Bible
Notes - Conservative notes from a well-known creationist. See
right margin for links to available notes.
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15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Joshua - 20 page study - Not exactly a
commentary but lessons used at Union Bible Classes -
Interesting - Check it
Joshua 1: Joshua's Commission
Joshua 1:1-9 Joshua's Divine
Challenge (Boldness) -
Joshua 1:7-8 God's Provision for a Successful
Life - God's commissioning words to Joshua teach us that the
Scriptures are God's provision to His people for a successful life
Joshua 2 The Scarlet Cord -
Joshua 2:1-24 The Good Faith of a Bad Girl
- The Story of Rahab
Joshua 4 What Do These Stones Mean?
Joshua 7:1-26 The Folly of Hidden Sin -
Joshua 7:1ff Hiding the Accursed Thing (The
Danger of Hidden Sin in the Body of Christ!)
sermon by John MacArthur -
The Certainty of Sin, Pt 1
Joshua 8:1-9 The Seriousness of Sin -
Joshua 9:1-27 When Leadership Falls -
Joshua 10 -Joshua's Long Day and the NASA
Joshua 10 Communion -
Joshua 10:1-26 The Sun Stood Still -
Joshua 14:1-15 Caleb - Green and Growing -
Joshua 22:1-12 Keeping Shalom In Israel -
Joshua 23:1-16 Joshua's First Farewell -
Joshua 24:1-15 Making a Commitment -
Joshua 24:15: Will To Loyalty (To Be Faithful)
Joshua 24:19: The Great Probing - The
Will You Examine Yourself
F B Meyer
Our Daily Homily
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F B Meyer
Joshua and the
Land of Promise
Devotional commentary
Note: Be a Berean
(Acts 17:11-note)
as Meyer appeals to typology a number of times - see
Typology - Study of
Biblical types)
Joshua 1:1-6 The Book of Joshua
Joshua 1:7 The Divine Commission
Joshua 1:11, 2:24 Three Days Pause
Joshua 3:10 Passing the Jordan
Joshua 4,5 The Stones of Gilgal
Joshua 5:10-12 Three Successive Days
Joshua 5:13-15 The Warrior Christ
Joshua 6 The Walls of Jericho
Joshua 7:1-13 Arrest and Defeat
Joshua 7:14, 8:28 The Valley of Achor
Joshua 8:30-35 Ebal and Gerizim
Joshua 9 The Wiles of the Devil
Joshua 10:14 A Memorial Day
Joshua 11 Claiming Victory
Joshua 11:23 Rest in the Heavenlies
Joshua 13:1 Land to Be Possessed
Joshua 14, 15 A Veteran Comrade
Romans 5:17 Receiving and Reigning
Joshua 18, 21 The Conclusion of the Task
Joshua 22 Life in the Land
Joshua 23 Take Heed to Love!
Joshua 24 Evensong
Jeff Miller
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Joshua 1:1-18 Timing is Everything
Joshua 2:1-24 Fueling the Momentum
Joshua 3:1-17 A Bridge Built out of Faith
Joshua 5-1-15Starting Well
Joshua 6-1-27 How to Be a Good Winner
Joshua 7:1-26 Falling Down
Joshua 8:1-35 Getting Back on Your Feet
Joshua 9:1-27 Solutions in Haste Lead Often to Waste
Joshua 10-1-28 A God of Second Chances
Joshua 14:1-15; 15:13-19 An Exemplary Octogenarian
Joshua 18:1-10 Overseeing the Overlooked
Joshua 21:1-45 Serving the Servants
Joshua 22:1-34 There Are Two Sides to Every Story
Joshua 23:1-16 Bad Company Corrupts Good Morals
Joshua 24:1-33 Faithful to the End
Robert Neighbour
Living Water Commentary
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1:1-7 Much Trouble
1:1-9 Recipe For Success
1:1-9 His Part - Our Part
1:1-9 Mindless Prayer
1:1-9 Trust The Compass
1:1-9 Inconvenient Or Important?
1:1-9 Look Both Ways
Joshua 1:1-9 Leadership Lessons
Joshua 1:1-9 On Shoulders Of Giants
Joshua 1:1-9 Anchors In The Storm
Joshua 1:5 He's Always On The Bridge
Joshua 1:5 The Apprentice
Joshua 1:6-11 The Challenge of Transition
Joshua 1:8 The Way To Success
1:9 Equipped for the Task
Joshua 1:9 A Fresh Start
Joshua 2:1-14 One Option We Don't Have
Joshua 2:1-14 Unexpected Help
Joshua 2:1-14 Three Tenses Of Trust
Joshua 2:1-14 Storytime
Joshua 2:11-14 Ready To Believe
3:4 You Have Not Passed this Way Before
3:1-13 Strange Territory
Joshua 3:9-17 Standing On The Edge
Joshua 4:1-6, 20-24 Yesterday, Today
and Tomorrow
Joshua 4:1-9 Stones Of Remembrance
Joshua 4 The Stones
Joshua 4:1-9 Family Stories
Joshua 4:1-18 Questions
Joshua 5:13–6:5 Facing The Impossible
Joshua 5:13–6:2 God's Plans
Joshua 5:15 Worthy Of Worship
6 Believing God
6:1-5, 20 The Bible Stands!
Joshua 7 Space Junk
Joshua 7:1-13 What's the Trouble?
Joshua 7:1-13 A Winning Strategy
Joshua 7:1-12 No Loose Laces
Joshua 7:1-6,19-26 Confession & Consequences
Joshua 7:1ff The Deadliest Disease
Joshua 7:16-22 Here Comes The Boss!
Joshua 9:1-16 Can I Trust You?
Joshua 9:1-16 Moldy Bread
Joshua 9:18 God's People, God's Honor
Joshua 14:1-12 Older--And Wiser
Joshua 14:6-13 A 45-Year-Old Promise
Joshua 21:45 Amazing Guide
Joshua 22:5 Ignoring God
Joshua 22:10-34 Beware Of Jumping To
Joshua 22:10-16 Urge To Jump
Joshua 22:34 Flawed Impressions
Joshua 23 To Chase Or Be Chased
Joshua 24:2,13-18 D-Day
Joshua 24:2,8-14 We Have Fruit!
24:1-25 Joshua's Challenge
24:15 A Loud Fizzle
24:15 Choose
24:14-18 Choose Your God
Joshua 24:15 Choosing Our Leader
Joshua 24:15 It's Your Choice
Joshua 24:15-24 The Definite Choice
Joshua 24:15-24 One Small Choice
24:22-33 Still Climbing
Joseph Parker
Commentary on Joshua
The People's Bible
Rosscup: This work,
later called Preaching Through the Bible (Baker Book House), is rich
in its applications and exhortations, though often not particularly
helpful for the reader who is looking for exposition that stays right
with the text. Treatment of the texts is sermonic. (Commentaries for
Biblical Expositors: An annotated bibliography of selected works)
Another source -
Joshua Commentaries
Joshua Introduction - The Significance of Joshua
Joshua 1:1-9 The Man and His Call
Joshua 1:10-15 Aspects of Human Character
Joshua 1:16-18 Unanimity
Joshua 2 Spirit of Divine Providence
Joshua 2:11 Handfuls of Purpose for Gleaners
Joshua 3 The New Symbol
Joshua 3 Up to the Brink
Joshua 3:9 Handfuls of Purpose for Gleaners
Joshua 4 Memorial Stones
Joshua 4:15-24 Coming Up Out of Jordan
Joshua 4:23 Handfuls of Purpose for Gleaners
Joshua 5 Memorable Events
Joshua 5:13-15 Signs of the Times
Joshua 6 Discipline
Joshua 7 Hindered by Sin
Joshua 7 Curious Conjunctions
Joshua 7 Selected Notes on Valley of Achor,
Joshua 7:13, 15 Handfuls of Purpose for Gleaners
Joshua 7:18 Achan a Representative Man
Joshua 8 The Taking of Ai Spiritualized
Joshua 8:31 Handfuls of Purpose for Gleaners
Joshua 9:2-27 The Gibeonites
Joshua 9 Selected Note on Gibeon
Joshua 10:11 The Lord's Artillery
Joshua 10:12-43 Five Modern Kings
Joshua 10:42 Handfuls of Purpose for Gleaners
Joshua 11 Types of Christian Warfare
(Related Topic -
Typology - Study of
Biblical types)
Joshua 11:15 Handfuls of Purpose for Gleaners
Joshua 12, 13 A Recorded Life
Joshua 13:1 Handfuls of Purpose for Gleaners
Joshua 13:33 Handfuls of Purpose for Gleaners
Joshua 14 Caleb's Claim
Joshua 15-19 Distribution
Joshua 15-19 Distribution of the Land
Joshua 15:19 Handfuls of Purpose for Gleaners
Joshua 19:49 Handfuls of Purpose for Gleaners
Joshua 20-24 After Rest
Joshua 20:2 Handfuls of Purpose for Gleaners
Joshua 20:5 Handfuls of Purpose for Gleaners
Joshua 20:7 Handfuls of Purpose for Gleaners
Joshua 21:2, 43-44 Handfuls of Purpose for
Joshua 21:45 Handfuls of Purpose for Gleaners
Joshua 22:16 Handfuls of Purpose for Gleaners
Joshua 24:15 Handfuls of Purpose for Gleaners
Joshua 24:27 Handfuls of Purpose for Gleaners
Pastor Life
on Joshua
on Joshua
Gleanings In Joshua
Read critique of Pink's
interpretative approach
Joshua 1:1-9 The Great Commission
Joshua 1:10-18 The Response of Faith
Joshua 2:1-24 A Scarlet Cord
Joshua 3:1-6 Standing at the Jordan
Joshua 3:7-17 Crossing the Jordan
Joshua 4:1-24 The Two Memorials
Joshua 5:1-15 Symbols of Committal
Joshua 6:1-27 Victory at Jericho
Joshua 7:1-26 Sin, Defeat, Judgment
Joshua 8:1-35 The Conquest at Ai
Joshua 9:1-27 Honor Amidst Deception
Joshua 10:1-43 Victory at Gibeon
Joshua 11:1-12:24 The Final Conquest
Joshua 13:1-33 The Spoils of Victory
Joshua 14:1-16:10 The Division of the Land
Joshua 17:1-19:51 Indolence in Final Possession
Joshua 20:1-9 The Cities of Refuge
Joshua 21:1-45 The Levitical Cities
Joshua 22:1-34 Demobilization
Joshua 23:1-16 Farewell at Shiloh
Joshua 24:1-33 Valedictory
In Memoriam
Matthew Poole
Commentary on Joshua
Pulpit Commentary
Note that there are
multiple homilies associated with each of the following expositions -
simply scroll down the page to review the homilies.
Joshua 1:1-4 Exposition
Joshua 1:5-9 Exposition
Joshua 1:10-15 Exposition
Joshua 1:16-18 Exposition
Joshua 2:1-12 Exposition
Joshua 2:12-25 Exposition
Joshua 3:1-6 Exposition
Joshua 3:7-17 Exposition
Joshua 4 Exposition
Joshua 5:1-9 Exposition
Joshua 5:10-12 Exposition
Joshua 5:13-15 Exposition
Joshua 6:1-21 Exposition
Joshua 6:22-27 Exposition
Joshua 7:1-5 Exposition
Joshua 7:6-15 Exposition
Joshua 7:16-26 Exposition
Joshua 8:1-29 Exposition
Joshua 8:30-35 Exposition
Joshua 9 Exposition
Joshua 10 Exposition
Joshua 11 Exposition
Joshua 12 Exposition
Joshua 13 Exposition
Joshua 14 Exposition
Joshua 15 Exposition
Joshua 16 Exposition
Joshua 17 Exposition
Joshua 18 Exposition
Joshua 19 Exposition
Joshua 20 Exposition
Joshua 21 Exposition
Joshua 22 Exposition
Joshua 23 Exposition
Joshua 24:1-28 Exposition
Joshua 24:29-33 Exposition
Robert Rayburn
on the book of Joshua
Joshua 1:1-9 At Long Last
Joshua 1:1-9 Be Strong and Courageous
Joshua 1:10-18 Embracing Complications
Joshua 2:1-24 A Remarkable Woman
Joshua 3:1-17 What We Always Forget!
Joshua 4:1-24 The Christian Memory
Joshua 5:1-12 The Sacraments- So What-
Joshua 5:13-6:5 Our Unconventional Faith
Joshua 6:6-27 An Objection to Our Faith
Joshua 7:1-26 Benedict Arnold in Israel
Joshua 8:1-29 Victory the Old Fashioned Way
Joshua 8:30-35 Making a Covenant with God
Joshua 9:1-27 The Tangled Web We Weave
Joshua 10:1-15 Miracles
Joshua 10:16-43 Enough Battles Make a War
Joshua 11:1-23 Appearances Are Deceiving
Joshua 12:1-24 Count Your Blessings…Name Them One By
Joshua 13:1-33 Our Inheritance
Joshua 14:1-15 Eighty-Five Years a Christian Warrior
Joshua 17:14-18:10 Believers and their Doubts
Joshua 20:1-9 Christianity and Culture
Joshua 21:1-45 The Special Priesthood
Joshua 22:1-34 The Right Sort of Worry
Joshua 23:1-16 How to be Faithful to God
Joshua 24:1-13 The Ways of God
Joshua 24:14-28 Serve the Lord
Joshua 24:29-33 "And they buried him…"
Sermon Notes
on the book of Joshua
Joshua 1:11 Joshua Intro
Joshua 1:1-9 The Soldier of the Lord
Joshua 1:1-18 Evidence Of Revival
Joshua 1:10-18 Preparation
Joshua 2:1-24 Rahab's Faith
Joshua 3:1-17 Getting Our Feet Wet
Joshua 4:1-24 Two Memorials
Joshua 5:1-13 Ready To Conquer
Joshua 6:1-21 Victory at Jericho
Joshua 7:1-26 Sin & Its Consequences
Joshua 8:1-35 Victory at Ai
Joshua 9:1-27 Being Too Friendly With The Enemy
Joshua 10:1-43 Victory with God
Joshua 11-12 God's Word…Tried and Proven
Joshua 14:6-15 Caleb: Wholehearted
Joshua 20:1-9 Cities Of Refuge
Joshua 21:1 Cities Of The Levites
Joshua 22:1-34 The Danger of Assumption and
Joshua 23:1-16 The Danger of Complacency
Joshua 24:1-33 Stay The Course
Joshua 24:29-31The Leadership Qualities Of
Rob Salvato
Calvary Chapel
Sermon Notes
on the book of Joshua
Joshua 1:1-9 Joshua's Commission
Joshua 2:8-24 Rahab, A Faith That
Joshua 1:1-2:24 Survey
Joshua 3:1-17 Crossing Over The
Joshua 4:1-24 The Importance Of
Joshua 5:1-6:27 Survey
Joshua 5:13-6-5 Tearing Down Walls
Joshua 7:1-26 Survey
Joshua 7:19-26 Achan From Sin
Joshua 8:1-35 Survey
Joshua 8:30-35 From Curses To
Joshua 9:1-15 The Danger Of Walking
By Sight
Joshua 9:1-10:43 Survey
Joshua 11:1-23 Overcoming
Overwhelming Odds
Joshua 12:1-13:33 Survey
Joshua 14:1-15:63 Caleb's Reward
Joshua 16:1-17:18 Your Lot In Life
Joshua 18:1-21:45 Survey
Joshua 20:1-9 Cities Of Refuge
Joshua 22:1-34 The Danger Of
Jumping To The Wrong Conclusion
Joshua 23:1-16 Keep On Loving God
Joshua 24:1-33 Survey
Joshua 24:14-15 As For Me And My
Sermon Bible Commentary
Charles Simeon
Sermons Joshua
John Piper says
that Horae Homileticae "is the best place to go for
researching Simeon's theology. You can find his views on almost
every key text in the Bible. He did not want to be labeled a
Calvinist or an Arminian. He wanted to be Biblical through and
through and give every text its due proportion, whether it sounded
Arminian as it stands or Calvinistic. But he was known as an
evangelical Calvinist, and rightly so. As I have read portions of
his sermons on texts concerning election and effectual calling and
perseverance he is uninhibited in his affirmation of what we would
call the doctrines of grace....What Simeon experienced in the word
was remarkable. And it is so utterly different from the counsel that
we receive today that it is worth looking at." (Brothers,
We Must Not Mind a Little Suffering) (Bolding added)
John Piper says
that Horae Homileticae "is the best place to go for
researching Simeon's theology. You can find his views on almost
every key text in the Bible. He did not want to be labeled a
Calvinist or an Arminian. He wanted to be Biblical through and
through and give every text its due proportion, whether it sounded
Arminian as it stands or Calvinistic. But he was known as an
evangelical Calvinist, and rightly so. As I have read portions of
his sermons on texts concerning election and effectual calling and
perseverance he is uninhibited in his affirmation of what we would
call the doctrines of grace....What Simeon experienced in the word
was remarkable. And it is so utterly different from the counsel that
we receive today that it is worth looking at." (Brothers,
We Must Not Mind a Little Suffering) (Bolding added)
Joshua 1:7-9 Christian
Joshua 2:8-14 Rahab
Protects the Spies
Joshua 4:20-24 The
Passage of Jordan Commemorated
Joshua 5:8-10 Israel's
First Proceedings in Canaan
Joshua 5:13,14 Christ
the Captain of the Lord's Host
Joshua 6:20,21 The
Taking of Jericho
Joshua 7:8 Israel
Discomfited by the Men of Ai
Joshua 7:19,20 Achan's
Guilt and Punishment
Joshua 8:26 Persevering
Zeal Recommended
Joshua 9:15 Joshua's
League with Gibeon
Joshua 10:24, 25
Joshua's Victory over the Confederate Kings
Joshua 11:23 The
Conquest and Partition of Canaan
Joshua 18:3 Sloth and
Lukewarmness Reproved
Joshua 22:4,5 The
Disbanding of the Troops of Israel
Joshua 22:11,12 The
Altar of Witness
Joshua 23:10, 11 God's
Interpositions for us are Obligations to Love and Serve Him
Joshua 23:14 God's
Faithfulness to His Promises
Joshua 24:21-27 Joshua's
Covenant with Israel to Serve the Lord
Chuck Smith
Calvary Chapel
Sermon Notes
on the book of Joshua
Joshua 1 The Man God Uses
Sermon Notes for Joshua 1
Joshua 1 Possessing Our Possessions
Sermon Notes for Joshua 1
Joshua 3:4 The Untrodden Path
Sermon Notes for Joshua 3:4
Joshua 3:4 The Untrodden Path -2
Sermon Notes for Joshua 3:4
Joshua 3:10-17 Dare to Get Your Feet Wet
Sermon Notes for Joshua 3:10-17
Joshua 5:13-15 The Captain of the Lord's Host
Sermon Notes for Joshua 5:13-15
Joshua 9:3-15 Ungodly Alliances
Sermon Notes for Joshua 9:3
Joshua 9:3 Deceived
Sermon Notes for Joshua 9:3-15
Joshua 10:13 The Day the Sun Stood Still
Sermon Notes for Joshua 10:13
Joshua 14:8 Wholly Following the Lord "I Caleb Wholly Followed the
Sermon Notes for Joshua 14:8
Joshua 24:13,14 Your Choice
Sermon Notes for Joshua 24:13,14
Joshua 23:14 The Faithfulness of God
Sermon Notes for Joshua 23:14
Joshua 24:14-15 A Wise Decision
Sermon Notes for Joshua 24:14-15
Joshua 24:15 The Choice
Sermon Notes for Joshua 24:15
Through the Bible (C2000 Series)
- this series was recorded in the 1980's and while over 30 years old
is literally packed with practical insights into how to live the
Christian life
based on the
eternal truths and principles that are found in the Book of Joshua -
highly recommended. This would make a great supplement to your
personal through the Bible in a year reading program. Read and study
on Joshua yourself first (using the principles of
inductive Bible study).
Then listen to Pastor Chuck's wonderful Spirit-filled, Christ
exalting, Word centered, God glorifying discussion of the chapters you
have studied and pondered. I can guarantee you will be edified,
equipped and transformed by the Spirit (2Cor 3:18-note)!
Joshua 1-8 Through the Bible
Joshua 9-16 Through the Bible
Joshua 17-24 Through the Bible
Commentary 1
Commentary 2
Commentary 3
Commentary 4
Commentary 5
Commentary 6
Commentary 7
Commentary 8
Commentary 9
Commentary 10
Commentary 11
Commentary 12
Commentary 13
Commentary 14
Commentary 15
Commentary 16
Commentary 17
Commentary 18
Commentary 19
Commentary 20
Commentary 21
Commentary 22
Commentary 23
Commentary 24
C. H. Spurgeon
All of Spurgeon's Sermons
on the book of Joshua
Joshua 1:2,3 Taking
Possession of Our Inheritance
Joshua 1:5 Strengthening Medicine for God's
Joshua 1:7 Joshua's Obedience (Or
Listen Here)
Joshua 1:10,11 Crossing the Jordan
Joshua 1:11 Discipline In Christ's Army
Joshua 2:21 The Scarlet
Line in the Window
Joshua 3:4 Untrodden Ways
Joshua 5:13-15 Joshua's Vision
Joshua 6:2,3 Jericho
Joshua 7:3, 8:1 All the
People at Work for Jesus
Joshua 17:14 Retrospect - The Lord Hath Blessed
Joshua 17:18 Driving out
the Canaanites and Their Iron Chariots
Joshua 24:4 Certain
Singular Subjects
Joshua 24:13 Gathering
Without Planting
Joshua 24:15 Decision -
Illustrated by the Case of Joshua
Joshua 24:19 Moral Inability - Sermon Notes
C H Spurgeon
Devotionals on Joshua
Morning and Evening
Faith's Checkbook
Joseph Sutcliffe
Book of Joshua
on the book of Joshua
Joshua 1
Conquest of the Land - Joshua 1:1-12:24
Divine Commission to Begin Covenant War -
Joshua 1:1-18
Joshua 2
Contrasting Early Covenant Battles -
Joshua 2:1-8:29
Jericho: A Positive Model of Covenant
Battle - Joshua 2:1-6:27
The Covenant Made With Rahab - Joshua
Joshua 3
Consecration for Covenant Battle - Joshua
Crossing the Jordan - Joshua 3:1-4:24
A Chronological Account - Joshua 3:1-17
Joshua 4
A Topical Account - Joshua 4:1-24
Joshua 5
Covenant Sign of Circumcision and Passover
- Joshua 5:1-12
The Fall of Jericho - Joshua 5:13-6:21
Joshua 6
The Covenant With Rahab Fulfilled - Joshua
Joshua 7
Ai: A Negative Model of Covenant Battle -
Joshua 7:1-8:29
Israel's Covenant Failure - Joshua 7:1-26
Joshua 8
Israel's Covenant Victory - Joshua 8:1-29
The Covenant Renewal - Joshua 8:30-35
Joshua 9
Later Expansive Covenant Battles - Joshua
The Alliances Formed Against Israel -
Joshua 9:1-2
Covenant Victory Over Southern Territories
- Joshua 9:3-10:43
The Gibeonite Deception - Joshua 9:3-27
Joshua 10
Covenant Victory at Gibeon - Joshua
The Execution of Five Kings - Joshua
Covenant Victories Over Southern Cities -
Joshua 10:29-39
Summary of Southern Territories - Joshua
Joshua 11
Covenant Victory Over Northern Territories
- Joshua 11:1-15
The Whole Land Taken - Joshua 11:16-23
Joshua 12
A List of Conquered Kings and Territories
- Joshua 12:1-24
Joshua 13
Distribution of the Promised Land - Joshua
Divine Commission to Allocate the Land -
Joshua 13:1-7
East of the Jordan - Joshua 13:8-33
Joshua 14
West of the Jordan - Joshua 14:1-19:51
Introduction - Joshua 14:1-5
Caleb's Special Allotment - Joshua 14:6-15
Joshua 15
Judah's Allotment - Joshua 15:1-63
Joshua 16
Joseph's Allotment - Joshua 16:1-17:18
General Description of the Boundary -
Joshua 16:1-4
Ephraim's Allotment - Joshua 16:5-10
Joshua 17
Manasseh's Allotment - Joshua 17:1-13
Allotments for Other Tribes - Joshua
Joshua 18
The Assembly at Shiloh - Joshua 18:1-10
Benjamin's Allotment - Joshua 18:11-28
Joshua 19
Simeon's Allotment - Joshua 19:1-9
Zebulun's Allotment - Joshua 19:10-16
Issachar's Allotment - Joshua 19:17-23
Asher's Allotment - Joshua 19:24-31
Naphtali's Allotment - Joshua 19:32-39
Dan's Allotment - Joshua 19:40-48
Joshua's Special Allotment - Joshua
Conclusion - Joshua 19:51
Joshua 20
Cities of Refuge - Joshua 20:1-9
Joshua 21
Levi's Allotment - Joshua 21:1-42
Summation - Joshua 21:43-45
Joshua 22
Covenant Loyalty in the Land - Joshua
The Unity of Israel - Joshua 22:1-34
The Transjordan Tribes Released - Joshua
The Controversy Over an Altar - Joshua
Joshua 23
The Requirement of Covenant Loyalty -
Joshua 23:1-16
All Israel Summoned - Joshua 23:1-2
First Exhortation - Joshua 23:2-8
Second Exhortation - Joshua 23:9-13
Third Exhortation - Joshua 23:14-16
Joshua 24
The Covenant Renewal at Shechem - Joshua
All Israel Summoned - Joshua 24:1-2
Historical Reflections - Joshua 24:2-13
Renewed Commitments to the Covenant -
Joshua 24:14-24
The Covenant Document - Joshua 24:25-28
Notices of Deaths and Burials - Joshua
Derek Thomas
Sermon Notes
on the book of Joshua
Joshua 1:1-9 Be Strong and
Joshua 1:10-18 Captain Joshua! Attenshun!
Joshua 2:1-24 Rahab: A Scarlet Cord and a Lie
Joshua 3 & 4 Crossing the Jordan
Joshua 5:1-12 Ouch!
Joshua 5:13 - 6-27 There Was No Battle at
Joshua 7:1-15 How Achan's Sin was Found Out
Joshua 7:16 -27 The Morphology of Sin
Joshua 8 The Defeat of Ai: The Lesson
Joshua 9 When God Makes Up for Our Stupidity
Joshua 10 Marching as to War: The Sun Stands
Joshua 11 & 12 When God is Like a Wild Animal
Joshua 13-21 Possessing the Promised Land
Joshua 22 When Good Intentions are Misunderstood
Joshua 23 Joshua's Farewell Speech
Joshua 24 Reconsecration
John Trapp
on the book of Joshua
C H Spurgeon comments
on John Trapp: Would it be possible to eulogise too much the
incomparably sententious and suggestive folios of JOHN TRAPP? Since
Mr. Dickinson has rendered them accessible,[7] I trust most of you
have bought them. Trapp will be most valuable to men of discernment,
to thoughtful men, to men who only want a start in a line of thought,
and are then able to run alone. Trapp excels in witty stories on the
one hand, and learned allusions on the other. You will not thoroughly
enjoy him unless you can turn to the original, and yet a mere dunce at
classics will prize him. His writings remind me of himself: he was a
pastor, hence his holy practical remarks; he was the head of a public
school, and everywhere we see his profound scholarship; he was for
some time amid the guns and drums of a parliamentary garrison, and he
gossips and tells queer anecdotes like a man used to a soldier's life;
yet withal, he comments as if he had been nothing else but a
commentator all his days. Some of his remarks are far fetched, and
like the far fetched rarities of Solomon's Tarshish, there is much
gold and silver, but there are also apes and peacocks. His criticisms
would some of them be the cause of amusement in these days of greater
scholarship; but for all that, he who shall excel Trapp had need rise
very early in the morning. Trapp is my especial companion and
treasure; I can read him when I am too weary for anything else. Trapp
is salt, pepper, mustard, vinegar, and all the other condiments. Put
him on the table when you study, and when you have your dish ready,
use him by way of spicing the whole thing. Yes, gentlemen, read Trapp
certainly, and if you catch the infection of his consecrated humour,
so much the better for your hearers.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Cross References to
Joshua by chapter and verse
R A Torrey
MacArthur: "The one book, apart from the Bible itself, that I
value most in my studies."
Note: The best commentary on
Scripture is Scripture (Compare
Scripture with Scripture)
and these cross references compiled by Torrey are the most
comprehensive work of this type with over 500,000 entries. However,
always check the context (Keep
Context King) to
make sure that the cross reference is referring to the same subject as
the original Scripture. The Puritan writer Thomas Watson said it this
way - "The Scripture is to be its own interpreter or rather the Spirit
speaking in it; nothing can cut the diamond but the diamond; nothing
can interpret Scripture but Scripture." See an
example of the value of comparing Scripture with
Scripture. See
Use of Cross-References
Today in the Word
Devotionals on Joshua
Moody Bible
Bob Utley
Commentary on Joshua
The Conquest and Settlement of the Promised Land
Daniel Whedon
Commentary on Joshua
Devotionals on Joshua
His Part - Our Part
Our Daily Bread
"Arise, go over this Jordan...I will not leave you nor forsake
you." - Joshua 1:2,5
Whenever the Lord assigns us a difficult task, He gives us what we
need to carry it out. John Wesley
"Among the many difficulties of
our early ministry, my brother Charles often said, 'If the Lord
would give me wings, I'd fly.' I used to answer, 'If God bids me
fly, I will trust Him for wings.'"
Scripture tells us that Joshua was thrust into a position of great
responsibility. No doubt
the enormity of the challenge before him made him tremble with
fear. How could he ever follow such a
great leader as Moses? In his own strength it would be impossible
to lead the people into the Promised Land. But along with the
marching orders, the Lord gave him an assuring promise: "I will
not leave you nor forsake you" (Josh. 1:5). Then He said, "Have I
not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be
afraid, nor dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever
you go" (v. 9). Such reassurances were the backing Joshua needed.
If God has given you some special work to do that frightens you,
it's your responsibility to jump at it.
It's up to the Lord to see you through. As you faithfully do your
part, He will do His part. - R W De Haan
I'll go where
You want me to go, dear Lord,
O'er mountain, or plain, or sea;
I'll say what You want me to say, dear Lord,
I'll be what You want me to be.- Brown
Where God
guides, God provides!
READ: Joshua 1:1-9
Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore, arise. —Joshua 1:2
During our
church's annual New Year's Eve Communion service, we say this
prayer together: "Father, we surrender this past year and give it
up to You. We give You our failures, our regrets, and our
disappointments, for we have no more use for them. Make us now a
new people, forgetting what lies behind and pressing on toward
that which lies ahead of us.
"We give You all our hopes and dreams for the future. Purify them
by Your Spirit so that our wills shall truly reflect Your will for
"As we stand on the threshold of another year, encourage us by our
successes of the past, challenge us by the power of Your Word, and
guide us by the presence of Your Holy Spirit."
In every transition, it's good to look both ways. When Joshua
assumed leadership of Israel, God told him to consider the past
and the future: "Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore, arise,
go over this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I
am giving to them" (Joshua 1:2). Then He promised, "As I was with
Moses, so I will be with you. . . . Do not be afraid, nor be
dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go"
With confidence in God, we can look back and look ahead, then walk
boldly into a new year.—David C. McCasland
Forgive us, Lord, for failures
Then help us start anew
With strength and courage to obey
And closely follow You. —Sper
The victories of the past give courage for the future.
Joshua 1:9
Equipped for the Task
Our Daily Bread
"Be strong and of good courage; for the Lord your God is with you wherever
you go." Joshua 1:9
I was in England during World War II working as a surgical technician in
an army hospital when I heard the shocking radio announcement: "Franklin
Delano Roosevelt is dead!" I was saddened and troubled. Was Vice President
Harry Truman qualified to be President?
I was relieved when I heard him say that he felt as if an enormous weight
had fallen on his shoulders and that he desired people everywhere to pray
for him. This reassured me that he humbly recognized his inadequacies and
his need for God's help.
Few of us will ever be thrust into a position of leadership with duties of
that magnitude, but most of us know the feeling of inadequacy in the face
of great responsibility we are about to assume. It might be that of taking
on a new job, getting a promotion at work, choosing a spouse, becoming a
parent, or accepting a new ministry in Sunday school or church.
When we face a new challenge, we can take courage from the Lord's words to
Joshua (1:9). We can accept our opportunity as from Him and believe that
He will give us all we need to do it well. If we meditate on His Word,
obey it, prayerfully rely on Him, and work diligently, He will do the
rest. He will equip us for the task.—H. V. Lugt
The Lord will give
you help and strength
For work He bids you do:
To serve Him from a heart of love
Is all He asks of you.
God's call to a task includes His strength to complete it.
"You have not passed this way
before" (Joshua 3:4).
When I was a boy, the flame of adventure burned brightly in my soul,
filling my life with anticipation. I loved to read stories about
pioneers who ventured into the unknown, and I still remember these
words of Rudyard Kipling:
is no sense in going further—it's the edge of civilization,
So they said, and I believed it—
Till a voice, as bad as conscience, rang interminable changes
On one everlasting whisper day and night repeated—
Something hidden. Go and find it.
Go and look behind the Ranges—
Something lost behind the Ranges.
Lost and waiting for you. Go!"
Although I
still like to try new things, I have lost some of my adventurous
spirit as I've grown older, and I find myself feeling a bit uneasy
as I draw closer to retirement, old age, and death. It's natural, I
believe, to feel a mixture of fear and anticipation as we face the
unknown. But as I trust God and keep walking with Him, I find that
fear diminishes and my longing for heaven grows stronger.
The Israelites undoubtedly felt both uneasiness and eagerness as
they prepared to enter the Promised Land. Knowing this, Joshua told
them to follow the ark, the symbol of God's presence. The people
leading the column were to stay far enough behind the ark so that
those in the rear could see it. By trusting God and obeying Him,
their fear dissolved and their sense of anticipation grew stronger.
And it still works that way today. —H. V. Lugt
Faith keeps
the sails of life filled with the breath of heaven.
Strange Territory
Our Daily Bread
"You have not passed this way before." - Joshua 3:4
When our son Stephen was eight, he was invited to stay overnight at
a cousin's house. It was his first time away from home and it all
sounded like an exciting adventure. But when we got ready to leave,
he started getting that homesick feeling! With tears glistening in
his eyes and his voice quavering, he cried, "Mommy, I don't feel so
good. I'd better go home with you."
My wife responded, "It's up to you, but I know you'd have a good
"But Mommy," Stephen whimpered, "they said they were going to climb
a big hill tomorrow, and I've never been there before."
We too can become fearful sometimes as we look ahead because we've
"never been there before." But just as the Lord took care of Joshua
and Israel (Josh. 3), He will take care of us.
Perhaps right now you are anxious about some new and untried pathway
on which the Lord is leading you. Then listen to God's Word and take
courage: "I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should
go; I will guide you with My eye" (Ps. 32:8).
Place your hand by faith in your heavenly Father's hand, and let Him
lead the way.-- R. W. De Haan
I have promised
you My presence
With you everywhere you go;
I will never, never leave you
As you travel here below.- Rose
God does not ask us to go where He does not lead.
Believing God
Our Daily Bread
By faith the walls of Jericho fell down.... Hebrews 11:30
In the story about Joshua and the city of Jericho, we have a most vivid
illustration of faith. God commanded Joshua to gather all the men of war
and have them march around Jericho once a day for six days. Then, on the
seventh day, they were to compass the city seven times, after which the
priests were to blow with the trumpets and all the people were to shout
with a great shout. The Lord promised Joshua that if they did this, the
walls of the city would fall down flat.
Have you ever tried to put yourself in Joshua's place, and imagine how you
would have reacted to such a command? When the Lord gave him these
instructions, do you suppose Joshua responded: "Lord, that's a reasonable
thing to do. In fact, I'm rather ashamed of myself that I didn't devise
such a brilliant plan in the first place. It really makes a lot of sense."
Of course, he said nothing of the kind, simply because God's command was
not a "reasonable" one to Joshua's mind. That is, he couldn't take out his
"slide rule" and calculate scientifically that the predicted results would
necessarily follow such actions. And yet, even though some would have
ruled it an insane plan thus to attempt the conquest of Jericho, Joshua
obeyed God anyway, simply because he had faith! Yes, he was willing to
rely on the word of the Lord, despite the fact that it seemed contrary to
his own understanding of things. That's what God expects of us today. He
wants us to believe His Word — to accept the Bible record in its entirety
— whether we can comprehend it or not. There is much in the Book we cannot
explain: for example, the Trinity, the virgin birth, Christ's
substitutionary death, His resurrection, and His coming again; yet we
believe these things with all our heart just because God says so!
Remember, without such faith it is impossible to please God (Heb. 11:6).
Entering Promised Land
Our Daily Bread
So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the Loin had said
to Moses; and Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel (Joshua 11:23).
Writing to a new generation after World War 1, Winston Churchill
"You have not an
hour to lose. . . . Don't be content with things as they are. `The earth
is yours and the fullness thereof.' Enter your inheritance; accept your
God gave Israel the land of Palestine as their inheritance. He first
promised it to Abraham, and He reconfirmed His pledge to others throughout
Old Testament times.
In addition to whatever land he owned, the Jewish man would pass on his
possessions to his children. Only the priests and Levites owned neither
land nor possessions; their inheritance was the Lord.
In the Old Testament, a person had rights to an inheritance only through
the death of a parent or relative. Under Roman law of New Testament times,
a person became an heir at birth, though he might not receive a full
inheritance until a family member died.
In Jesus Christ, the truths about inheritance from both testaments reached
their pinnacle: He died that we might enter our inheritance; and He gave
us a second birth that we might accept our responsibility
for yourselves this day whom you will serve ... But as for me and my
house, we will serve the Lord." Joshua 24:15
Abe Lincoln told the story of a blacksmith who heated a piece of iron in
the forge, not knowing what he was going to make. At first he thought of
shaping it into a horseshoe but changed his mind. After hammering on the
iron for a while, he decided to try to make it into something else. By
this time the metal was no longer malleable. Holding it up with his tongs
and looking at it with disgust, the blacksmith tossed it into a vat of
water. "Well," he shrugged, "at least I can make a fizzle out of it!"
Joshua would have seen an important lesson in that story. He knew that a
meaningful life must have clear purpose. "Choose!" he urged his followers.
If you're not going to live for God, then decide against Him. If you are
going to live for God, then let your life reflect that decision. But
whatever you do, decide! Joshua made it clear that he and his family had
made their choice to serve the Lord (24:15).For him, life was not an
amusement park but an arena where important decisions had to be made.
What about you? If you don't choose to trust Christ and serve Him, all you
will have to show for the living of your days will be a loud fizzle.--
Haddon W. Robinson
Joyfully enlisting
By Thy grace divine,
We are on the Lord's side,
Savior, we are Thine.- Havergal
If you decide not
to choose,
you've already made the wrong choice.
Joshua 24:22-33
Still Climbing
Our Daily Bread
"Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us." - Hebrews
Few experiences match the challenge and exhilaration of mountain climbing.
Those who participate in this exercise of endurance and skill like to
compare peaks and share experiences. When European climbers get together
to swap stories, they often tell of passing a certain grave along the
trail to one famous peak. On the inscription: HE DIED CLIMBING.
To me, mountain climbing is a picture of the life of faith. Throughout our
lives we are to continue moving upward -- learning more about God, growing
in our relationship with Christ, becoming stronger in our battle with
temptation, pushing ahead in telling the lost about Christ.
The author of Hebrews put it this way: "Let us run with endurance." The
words "with endurance" may be translated "with perseverance," or more
commonly, "to the end."
Joshua was just such a man of God. His "climb" began in Egypt and ended in
the Promised Land. He won great battles. We are told that "Israel served
the Lord all the days of Joshua" (Josh. 24:31). At the
close of his life, Joshua was still urging Israel to serve God faithfully
Lord Jesus, help us to serve You faithfully. May we still be climbing to
the very end. -- D C Egner
I want to scale the utmost height
And catch a glimpse of glory bright;
But still I'll pray till heaven I've found,
"Lord, lead me on to higher ground."-- Oatman
Faith grows stronger as we climb
Morning and Evening
Faith's Checkbook
"I will be
with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee."—Joshua 1:5
THIS word to Joshua is often
quoted; it is the basis of that New Testament word, "He hath
said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee."
Beloved, a life of warfare
is before us, but the Lord of Hosts is with us. Are we called to
lead a great but fickle people? This promise guarantees us all the
wisdom and prudence that we shall need. Have we to contend with
cunning and powerful enemies? Here is strength and valor, prowess
and victory. Have we a vast heritage to win? By this sign we shall
achieve our purpose: the Lord Himself is with us.
It would be woe to us indeed
if Jehovah could fail us but, as this can never be, the winds of
disquietude are laid to sleep in the caverns of divine
faithfulness. On no one occasion will the Lord desert us. Happen
what may, He will be at our side. Friends drop from us; their help
is but an April shower. But God is faithful, Jesus is the same
forever, and the Holy Spirit abideth in us.
Come, my heart, be calm and
hopeful today. Clouds may gather, but the Lord can blow them away.
Since God will not fail me, my faith shall not fail, and, as He
will not forsake me neither will I forsake Him. Oh, for a restful
"Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest
observe to do according to all the law which Moses my servant
commanded thee: turn not from the right hand or to the left,
that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest."—Joshua 1:7
YES, the Lord will be with
us in our holy war, but He demands of us that we strictly follow
His rules. Our victories will very much depend upon our obeying
Him with all our heart, throwing strength and courage into the
actions of our faith. If we are half-hearted, we cannot expect
more than half a blessing.
We must obey the Lord with
care and thoughtfulness. "Observe to do" is the phrase used,
and it is full of meaning. This is referred to every part of the
divine will; we must obey with universal readiness. Our rule of
conduct is "according to all the law." We may not pick and
choose, but we must take the Lord's commands as they come, one and
all. In all this we must go on with exactness and constancy. Ours
is to be a straightforward course, which bends neither to the
right nor to the left. We are not to err by being more rigid than
the law, nor turn out of levity to a more free and easy way. With
such obedience there will come spiritual prosperity. O Lord, help
us to see if it be not even so! We shall not test thy promise in
weary wanderings were all over, and the promised rest was
attained. No more moving tents, fiery serpents, fierce Amalekites,
and howling wildernesses: they came to the land which flowed with
milk and honey, and they ate the old corn of the land. Perhaps
this year, beloved Christian reader, this may be thy case or mine.
Joyful is the prospect, and if faith be in active exercise, it
will yield unalloyed delight. To be with Jesus in the rest which
remaineth for the people of God, is a cheering hope indeed, and to
expect this glory so soon is a double bliss. Unbelief shudders at
the Jordan which still rolls between us and the goodly land, but
let us rest assured that we have already experienced more ills
than death at its worst can cause us. Let us banish every fearful
thought, and rejoice with exceeding great joy, in the prospect
that this year we shall begin to be "for ever with the Lord."
A part of the host will this year tarry on earth, to do service
for their Lord. If this should fall to our lot, there is no reason
why the New Year's text should not still be true. "We who have
believed do enter into rest." The Holy Spirit is the earnest of
our inheritance; he gives us "glory begun below." In heaven they
are secure, and so are we preserve in Christ Jesus; there they
triumph over their enemies, and we have victories too. Celestial
spirits enjoy communion with their Lord, and this is not denied to
us; they rest in his love, and we have perfect peace in him: they
hymn his praise, and it is our privilege to bless him too. We will
this year gather celestial fruits on earthly ground, where faith
and hope have made the desert like the garden of the Lord. Man did
eat angels' food of old, and why not now? O for grace to feed on
Jesus, and so to eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan this year!
"Thou shalt drive out the
Canaanites, though they have iron chariots, and though they be
strong."—Joshua 17:18
IT is a great encouragement
to valor to be assured of victory, for then a man goes forth to
war in confidence and ventures where else he had been afraid to
go. Our warfare is with evil within us and around us, and we ought
to be persuaded that we are able to get the victory, and that we
shall do so in the name of the Lord Jesus. We are not riding for a
fall, but to win; and win we shall. The grace of God in its
omnipotence is put forth for the overflow of evil in every form,
hence the certainty of triumph.
Certain of our sins find
chariots of iron in our constitution—our former habits, our
associations, and our occupations. Nevertheless we must overcome
them. They are very strong, and in reference to them, we are very
weak; yet in the name of God we must master them, and we will. If
one sin has dominion of us, we are not the Lord's free men. A man
who is held by only one chain is still a captive. There is no
going to heaven with one sin ruling within us, for of the saints
it is said, "Sin shall not have dominion over you." Up, then,
and slay every Canaanite, and break to shivers every chariot of
iron! The Lord of hosts is with us, and who shall resist His
sin-destroying power?
"A little
genuine grace ensures
The death of all our sins."
Only waste no time, loiter
not by the way, for the avenger of blood is swift of foot; and it
may be he is at your heels at this still hour of eventide.
"One man of you shall chase
a thousand: for the Lord your God, he it is that fighteth for
you, as he hath promised you."—Joshua 23:10
WHY count heads? One man
with God is a majority though there be a thousand on the other
side. Sometimes our helpers may be too many for God to work with
them, as was the case with Gideon, who could do nothing till he
had increased his forces by thinning out their numbers. But the
Lord's hosts are never too few. When God would found a nation, He
called Abram alone and blessed him. When He would vanquish proud
Pharaoh, He used no armies but only Moses and Aaron. The "one man
ministry," as certain wise men call it, has been far more used of
the Lord than trained bands with their officers. Did all the
Israelites together slay so many as Samson alone? Saul and his
hosts slew their thousands, but David his ten thousands.
he Lord can give the enemy
long odds and yet vanquish him. If we have faith, we have God with
us; and what are multitudes of men? One shepherd's dog can drive
before him a great flock of sheep. If the Lord sent thee, O my
brother, His strength will accomplish His divine purpose.
Wherefore, rely on the promise, and be very courageous.
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